Role of a Boiler Can you imagine your life without electricity? If your answer is no, then you cannot live with a boiler. A major part of electricity production is done at thermal power plants with the use of huge boilers. Boilers play a very important role in our daily lives. They are extensively used in various industries starting from food process industries to various chemical-producing industries. Apart from industries, it is also used for domestic purposes in many hotels, skyscrapers and other apartments where a continuous flow of hot water is required in many bathrooms. Water and steam are good containers for heat because of their high specific heat capacity. Moreover, they are harmless to the environment, and thus used for supplying heat to various parts. In a boiler, there exists high pressure, which increases the boiling point of the water many times. The industrial boilers can hold pressure much more than atmospheric pressure. In a thermal power