steam is used to generate electricity. what happens to the steam after it has generated electricity?
after generating electricity its latent heat decreases
Static electricity is generated by rubbing two nonmagnetic objects together.
An electric iron uses electricity. Electricity is usually generated by burning fossil fuels, but some comes from renewable resources like hydro, solar, wind, wave, tidal and geothermal. A steam iron also usually uses electricity to heat the water and turn it to steam.
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Steam is used to spin a turbine, which then generates electricity.
Electricity itself is not a fossil fuel but, can be generated by steam turbines and generators where the steam has been generated by heating water in fossil fuel boilers.
Steam generates electricity by spinning turbines located within electromagnetic fields. The steam can be generated by heating water using many types of fuels, such as coal, gas, and oil, or through the heat generated from controlled nuclear reactions.
The nuclear reaction creates heat. The heat is used to create steam and run a steam generator.
The electricity in your home is a generated force of alternating current (AC). The prime movers of the generators can be hydro electric dams, coal fired steam turbines, gas fired steam turbine, wind generated turbines to mention a few.
In a nuclear plant, the heat generated by fission is used to heat water to produce steam; the steam then drives a turbine which turns a generator.
The blades stop turning and no electricity is generated.
in the uk electricity is generated at ?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is used to boil water. The steam is used to spin electricity turbines and this generates electricity.
in your question itself you have said that coal-fired yes electricity is generated by burning coal a large amount of heat is generated as a result. this heat energy is used to heat water inside the boiler tubes. the water is converted to dry saturated steam at this state the temperature is about 540 degree celcius and pressure about 140 kg/sq.cm. this steam is made to expand in a turbine whose shaft is coupled to a generator. when turbine blade rotates due to steam the generator armature also rotates resulting in generation of electricity. simply the heat energy produced by burning coal to heat steam is converted into mechanical energy in steam turbine and then into electrical energy by the generator.....
after generating electricity its latent heat decreases
Hydroelectricity is used in larger cities to generate electricity. Water flowing over a dam is heated and then the steam generated turns giant turbines that produce electricity for whole cities.
An electric iron uses electricity. Electricity is usually generated by burning fossil fuels, but some comes from renewable resources like hydro, solar, wind, wave, tidal and geothermal. A steam iron also usually uses electricity to heat the water and turn it to steam.