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Most of the parts are created using a combination of casting techniques and precision machining. The tolerances are extremely precise given the very high speeds involved in the rotors and stators. You are essentially making a very large fan. The steam is under pressure and is released into the turbine where it makes the turbine rotate, driving some machine, whether it is a generator or a set of gears to move something.
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What is the source of power for turbines in electrical power stations?
Turbines are driven by steam so it is thermodynamic energy, but that can be created by burning fossil fuels or by nuclear fission
How can steam be turned into usable energy?
The steam can be used to turn a generator's turbines and make electricity.
Do they still make steam engines?
Yes, turbines used today are radial steam engines.
What has to happen to nuclear before it cam be used to generate electricity?
The nuclear reaction produces heat The heat is used to make steam The steam makes the turbines spin The turbines make electricity
Is all electricity made in the same way?
No, it can be made by rotating machines or by solar panels. Rotating machines can be driven by engines or by the wind. Engines can be water turbines (hydroelectric), steam turbines (coal/oil), gas turbines or petrol or diesel.
What are the Principle of working of a gas power plant?
In the oil and Gas industries , power is generated by electrical generators driven by Gas turbines , Steam turbines , reciprocating engines or in some cases turbo expanders.
How do power companies prduce electricity?
Via big generators. Generators are rotating machines that output electric power when the shaft is spun by an external source, sort of like electric motors in reverse. The generators are driven by many things: water turbines, which are driven by water from a dam Steam turbines, which are driven by steam from boilers heated by burning oil or coal, or nuclear power, or geothermal power. Wind turbines, driven by wind Solar cells And probably a few other things... Actually there is one source of electric power not driven by a generator, and that is fuel cells that produce electricity directly by chemical reaction.
What does the steam turbines do in a nuclear reactor?
Primarily, the steam turbines spin the generators, which make electricity. That is the primary objective of a nuclear power plant, to make electricity. There are other steam turbines in a nuclear power plant which are used for various functions, such as High Pressure Coolant Injection and Low Pressure Coolant Injection, which are used during various shutdown and emergency scenarios.
How is boiler works on power plant?
it make high pressure steam to be sent to the turbines.
What are the capacity of Steam Turbines?
The capacity of each steam turbines has more than 530 GW in over 6000 installed units. The steam turbines provide high reliability and sustained high efficiency.
What are the ways in which power stations can be powered?
Power turbines are driven by steam. Steam can be raised by thermal, nuclear or geothermal processes. Wind and water can also drive a generator. The auxiliaries for a power station (which I think is what this question is asking) are typically powered by step down transformers within the power station. In nuclear power stations there are often standby-critical supplies which are driven by gas turbines or diesel generators.
What is the methods of compounding of steam turbines?
no
