The invention relates to a grate bar (100) for
combustion systems, comprising a substantially closed surface facing the
combustion side, a rear support region which is designed to be supported on a grate support, a front
nose region which runs between the surface and the
front edge and which comprises a support region formed on the
lower face, and a grate cooling tube
system (102) which is integrated in the grate bar (100) for conducting a cooling liquid, wherein the grate cooling tube
system (102) has an inlet
distributor (104) for supplying the cooling liquid, an outlet collector (114) for discharging the cooling liquid, and multiple cooling tubes (108', 108", 112', 112"), each of which is individually connected to the inlet
distributor (104) and the outlet collector (114) in a fluid-tight manner.