boilermen
Steam plant operators
Boilermen is the plural of boilerman, a worker who operates, maintains, or tends boilers—the large vessels that heat water or generate steam for industrial processes, building heating systems, or ship propulsion.
The term was especially common in the era of steam-powered vessels and factories, where boilermen worked in hot, physically demanding conditions below decks or in engine rooms.
The boilermen kept the ship's engines running through the night.
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- pressureForce upon contact
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- valveFluid flow controller
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
firebox · steamship · locomotive · engine room · coal · fuel · heat exchanger · pipework
Industrial production facility
- millGrain-crushing facility
- shipyardVessel construction site
- plantBotanical organism
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
blue-collar · labor · union · trade · apprentice · journeyman · maintenance · workshop
Technical design professional
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
- firemanEmergency blaze responder
- operatorOne who works machinery
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
technician · attendant · watchman · crew · deckhand · marine engineer · chief engineer · licensed
Tool for turning fasteners
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- valveFluid flow controller
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- water levelHeight of liquid surface
sight glass · blowdown · injector · damper · grate · ash pit · clinker · tools
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
stoker · firebox · steamship · locomotive · engine room · coal · fuel · heat exchanger · pipework · feedwater
factory
Industrial production facility
manufacturing · blue-collar · labor · union · trade · apprentice · journeyman · maintenance · workshop · engine room
engineer
Technical design professional
machinist · technician · attendant · watchman · crew · deckhand · marine engineer · chief engineer · licensed · certified
wrench
Tool for turning fasteners
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- valveFluid flow controller
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
water level · sight glass · blowdown · injector · damper · grate · ash pit · clinker · tools · overalls