i) Content in the tubes:
a) Fire tube boiler
b) Water tube boiler
ii)Circulation of water and steam:
a) Natural circulation boiler
b) Forced circulation boiler
iii)According to boiler use:
a) Stationary boiler
b) Mobile boiler
iv)according to axis of shell
a) Horizontal boiler
b) Vertical boiler
c) Inclined boiler