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Do Large generators often get their mechanical energy from steam?
Coal
What are large wheels that rotate the magnets of a generator when pushed by steam wind or water?
Those are called turbines. Turbines are used in generators to convert the kinetic energy from steam, wind, or water into mechanical energy that rotates the magnets to generate electricity.
What type of energy does the steam in the electric plant have?
electric plants have electromagnetic energy
What type of energy is used to run in a generator?
Generators typically run on mechanical energy, which is converted into electrical energy. The mechanical energy can be sourced from various means, such as combustion engines, steam turbines, or hydraulic turbines.
What dose turbine and a generator have in common?
Turbines and generators are both components of power plants. Turbines are used to convert the kinetic energy of flowing water, steam, or wind into mechanical energy, while generators then convert this mechanical energy into electrical energy. The two work together to produce electricity.
What are 2 things of energy that generators convert into electrical energy?
Heaters (With Resistive Coils) will change Electrical Energy into Heat Energy. Electric Motors (AC and DC) will convert Electrical Energy into Motion Energy.
When generators are spun they produce nuclear energy?
No, generators produce electrical energy when they are spun. Nuclear energy produces steam which spin generators.
How is coal turned into energy?
Coal is burned to heat water and produce steam, which then drives turbines connected to generators. These generators convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. This process is a common way to generate electricity in coal-fired power plants.
What does a generator do?
A generator is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction - it "generates" (or creates) electricity.A generator is a mechanical device which converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Generators may be driven by a broad range of sources; steam turbines, electricity, petrol, or oil, natural gas, wind, and even water (hydroelectric).
Can generators be connected to any source of mechanical energy that makes their parts spin?
Yes, generators can be connected to various sources of mechanical energy such as wind turbines, water wheels, steam turbines, and internal combustion engines. As long as the source can rotate the generator's rotor, electricity can be produced.
What is a common use of mechanical energy?
Mechanical energy is used in generators to create electrical energy. It is used in manual labor, and anything that requires movement such as levers and rope-and-pulley systems.
How does energy changes from one form to another in a coalburning power plant?
A power plant works like a heat engine. It receives thermal energy as heat and transforms part of it to mechanical energy discarding the rest as heat to the surroundings. In a coal burning power plant, the coal's chemical energy is liberated as heat and used to generate steam (at the steam generators) at high temperature and pressure. This high energy steam (large enthalpy content) is fed to steam turbines that are coupled to large electricity generators responsible of the plant's electric power output. The exhausted steam (at lower temperature and pressure) is sent to condensers which cool down the steam flow to get a flow of cool liquid water (The condensers require cold water to condense the steam)*. The cool condensed water flow is sent to a pump to lift its pressure high enough to be introduced to the heating system equipment (steam generators). The working fluid (water) has run a a full cycle. *The plant requires a "heat sink", a cooling source for the condensers cooling water. That is why power plants are constructed by a river or by the sea. If that is not an option, cooling towers are required.
