Guess what this is a photo of!

[Wart]

Not a water heater.

One of these could well be found on a warship or sub.

 

[Lefty7887]

lube oil filter

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

maybe a bildge pump

 

[miniman]

condenser??

 

[Katie H]

Looks like a submarine on life support. Sorry, Buck made me do it!

 

[Nicahawk]

how about a steam expansion trap system to keep constant pressuire in a closed system.....

 

[Wart]

Not an expansion trap, and not a condenser.

And not all of these things look the same.

 

[Wart]

maybe a bildge pump

You were closer before .

 

[qmax]

steam separator?

 

[Wart]

It could be considered a separator, but not of steam.

 

[miniman]

Anything to do with processing milk?

 

[Wart]

Anything to do with processing milk?

It could have something to do with milk processing, but in a very round about way.

Notice I haven't been discouraging steam.
....
Even though this piece of equipments function does not involve steam.

 

[Maidrite]

Steam Powered ballast tank

 

[pacanis]

It looks like a boiler.

 

[Wart]

Heres a picture of another one of these pieces of equipment installed.

 

[Wart]

It looks like a boiler.

It's not, but their friends.

 

[RobsanX]

Deaerator.

 

[Wart]

Deaerator.

Yep.

A deaerator is a device that is widely used for the removal of air and other dissolved gases from the feedwater to steam generating boilers. In particular, dissolved oxygen in boiler feedwaters will cause serious corrosion damage in steam systems ....


Your turn.

 

[RobsanX]

Yep.

A deaerator is a device that is widely used for the removal of air and other dissolved gases from the feedwater to steam generating boilers. In particular, dissolved oxygen in boiler feedwaters will cause serious corrosion damage in steam systems ....


Your turn.

LOL! You wouldn't believe how I found it! I was in a "debate" in another forum, and I stumbled upon a diagram in Wikipedia...

I'll need a couple hours to come up with something since I was not actively looking for the answer to this one...

 

[RobsanX]

OK, I got something quick... What is this tool used for?