Advantages and Disadvantages of Cornish Boiler

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cornish Boiler Points : Advantages and Disadvantages of Cornish boiler Advantages

1. One of its main advantages is its smallness and portability.
2. This boiler contain simple design and simple construction
3. They were composed of mostly curved surfaces.
4. It has capacity to overcome load fluctuation.
5. It is better to resist the pressure.
6. Small construction and maintenance cost

Disadvantages

1. The grate area is limited to the small diameter of the fire tubes.
2. Need extra ground as of horizontal constitution.
3. It has lower maximum steam pressure range 12 bar.
4. It has low steam creation rate = 1350 kg/hr.