Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
eldstad
English translation:
firebox, hearth, (and in some cases a furnace)
Swedish term
eldstad
I know eldstad as "fireplace. However is there another term for it in the context of a furnance/boiler in a heating plant?
4 | firebox |
Richard Green
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4 | (boiler) furnace |
Sven Petersson
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3 | hearth |
Anna Herbst
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Jun 24, 2013 11:23: Charlesp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/89240">Charlesp's</a> old entry - "eldstad"" to ""firebox, hearth (and in some cases a furnace)""
Proposed translations
firebox
I think the term has transferred from the context of steam locomotive boilers, i.e. the firebox was where the coal was inserted to heat the water in the boiler and turn it into steam for power. It now appears that "firebox" can be used more generically as the component of the boiler where any sort of fuel is combusted so as to heat water for heating/power generation.
I hope this might be of some help.
Thanks Richard. It helps, but I am still not sure what it is. |
(boiler) furnace
disagree |
Anna Herbst
: I believe the question is re. a component of a boiler/furnace.
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agree |
Deane Goltermann
: Go with Sven on this one -- furnace
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Thank you very much!
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hearth
The fuel is burnt in the boiler's ceramic hearth. The hearth is made up of side stones and an arch, thus maintaining a high combustion temperature...
This helps too, but I am still not sure what it is. I've passed the issue on to the client. |
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