What is the function of boiler?
• To burn the fuel in a confined closed system
With the supply of air
• To generate steam in varying pressure
• To generate steam at constant pressure
• To produce flue gases by burning fuel at a given pressure

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Answer :

• To generate steam at constant pressure

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