Editing Firebox (steam engine) (section)

{{Short description|Part of a steam engine}}
{{Infobox
 | title    = Steam engine firebox
 | image    = [[File:Firebox on a steam train.jpg|320px]]
 | caption  = The firedoor into the firebox of a steam locomotive. The firebox peak temperature is approximately {{convert|2500|F}}
}}
{{Other uses|Firebox (disambiguation)}}

In a [[steam engine]], the '''firebox''' is the area where the [[fuel]] is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the [[boiler]].  Most are somewhat box-shaped, hence the name. The hot gases generated in the firebox are pulled through a rack of tubes running through the boiler.<ref name="greatwestern">{{cite web | url=http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/basic4.htm | title=Basic features of a steam locomotive | publisher=The Great Western Archive | work=Part 4 - Firebox layout | date=April 16, 2013 | access-date=10 September 2015 | author=John Daniel }}</ref><ref name="threerivers">{{cite web | url=http://www.threeriversrambler.com/steam-engines-101/ | title=Parts of the Steam Locomotive | publisher=Three Rivers Rambler | work=How a Steam Engine Works | date=2015 | access-date=10 September 2015 | author=Steam Trains In Knoxville, Tennessee }}</ref>