boiler
Industrial water heater
A boiler is a large tank or vessel in which water is heated, typically to produce steam for heating buildings or powering engines.
Industrial boilers generate steam for manufacturing processes or electricity generation.
In domestic settings, a boiler heats water for radiators or household use.
The term also applies informally to a chicken too old and tough for roasting, suitable only for long, slow cooking in liquid—hence boiler as opposed to broiler.
Device producing water vapor
- pressure vesselContainer built for high-pressure contents
- power plantFacility producing electrical energy
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
factory · manufacturing · piping · welding · tube · feedwater · blowdown · scale
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- central heatingBuilding-wide temperature system
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
insulation · warmth · temperature · pilot light · burner · flue · combustion · efficiency
Force upon contact
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
condensation · piston · engine · gauge · release valve · condensate · steam power · industrial revolution
Large pot for broths
- saucepanHandled cooking vessel
- potVessel for cooking
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
- bain-marieHeated water bath for cooking
candy making · custard · hollandaise · gentle heat · water bath · insert · ceramic · stainless steel
steam generator
Device producing water vapor
- pressure vesselContainer built for high-pressure contents
- power plantFacility producing electrical energy
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
refinery · factory · manufacturing · piping · welding · tube · feedwater · blowdown · scale · corrosion
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- central heatingBuilding-wide temperature system
hot water · insulation · warmth · temperature · pilot light · burner · flue · combustion · efficiency · circulator
pressure
Force upon contact
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
steamship · condensation · piston · engine · gauge · release valve · condensate · steam power · industrial revolution · steamboat
stockpot
Large pot for broths
bain-marie · candy making · custard · hollandaise · gentle heat · water bath · insert · ceramic · stainless steel
broth
Clear simmered meat liquid
- stockGoods kept for sale
- slow cookingExtended low-heat preparation
- soupCooked liquid dish
- heatingfurnace, baseboard heaters, radiator, heat pump, furnaces
- heatersheater, space heater, oil heater, electric heater, radiant heater
- steamsteam engine, steam train, steamboat, steamship, steamer
- winterizingantifreeze, weather stripping, insulation, storm windows, caulking
- coal powercoal mine, coal dust, coal seam, coal yard, coal bunker
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
boilercooler
Insulated storage container
chiller · refrigerator · freezer · air conditioner · cooling unit
boilercondenser
Device that liquefies gases
cooling tower · dehumidifier · evaporative cooler · heat sink · radiator
- boiling waterH2O at 212°F
- boil overSpill when heated
- boiling overLiquid overflowing from heat
- boiling pointVaporization threshold
- boil downReduce to essentials
- come to a boilReach bubbling point
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