Boilers classification: identify the correct combined statement about common boiler types Check each named boiler against its family (fire-tube or water-tube) and firing arrangement. Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: all of the above

Explanation:

Given facts
Lancashire is a classic fire-tube boiler with two large furnace/flue tubes.
• Typical fire-tube units (Cornish, Lancashire, locomotive, Scotch marine) are internally fired (furnace within the shell).
Babcock & Wilcox is a water-tube boiler (water/steam in tubes, hot gases outside).


Concept/Approach
Identify each boiler type by where the water/steam flows and where the furnace is placed.


Result
All three statements (a), (b), and (c) are correct, so the best choice is all of the above.

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