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steam is lost in the plant through variuos way. But generally it is through heat transfer to the product to be heated by the steam. Also heat transfer through the conducting passage.

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What is the functions of heat power cycle in a steam power plant?

There is no such thing as a heat power cycle in a steam engine.The power stroke, or strokes, result from pressurised steam being let into the cylinder and moving the piston.


What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?

simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.


What does a reactor do in a nuclear power plant?

The reactor in a nuclear power plant generates heat to flash water to steam, which spins turbines that generate electricity. This is not really any different, in terms of steam cycle1, than a fossil plant. Its just that the source of heat is nuclear fission of (usually) uranium-235 instead of the burning of coal, oil, or natural gas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Well, its a little bit different because the nuclear steam supply cycle runs best on a slightly lower pressure and temperature than a fossil fuel plant steam cycle does. Other than that, the steam and generating parts of a nuclear plant are very comparable to a fossil plant.


What is Efficiency of shell and tube heat exchanger?

A shell and tube heat exchanger will have two fluids flowing through continuously. The fluid in the tube will typically be the important fluid, the fluid you are trying to heat or cool. The fluid in the shell will then be the fluid that is heating or cooling the the fluid in the tube.Take a steam heat exchanger for example. Steam condenses in shell, while the the fluid in the tube picks up the heat from the steam. And in a perfectly efficient steam heat exchanger, all the heat lost from the steam would be recovered by the liquid in the tube.But nothing is perfect. A little bit of the steam's heat makes the outer shell hot, and that in turn heats the room. Heat is lost from the steam into places other than the fluid in the tube. So efficiency measures how much of the heat lost by the shell fluid makes it into the tube fluid.Efficiency (for heating) = Amount of Heat that went toward heating the fluid divided by the amount of heat that was lost by the heating fluid.So an efficiency of 1 is perfect. For every 1 unit of heat absorbed by the tube fluid, we spent 1 unit of heat from the fluid in the shell fluid.And if the efficiency is 0.9, or 90%, then for every 10 units of heat that the shell fluid lost, the tube fluid gained 9.Sometimes efficiencies are as bad as 40%. In this case for every 10 units of heat lost by the heating fluid, 4 units are gained by the fluid.A slightly different definition of efficiency applies to cooling:Efficiency = Amount of heat lost by the tube fluid divided by the amount of heat gained by the shell fluid.Same story, if the shell fluid gains 5 units of heat, and tube fluid loses 4, then the efficiency is 0.8 or 80%.


What happen if you heat steam?

If you heat steam under pressure you get "superheated steam" under higher than original pressure

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In a nuclear power plant what is used to change water into steam?

Heat from the nuclear reaction changes water to steam.


What type of energy does a steam in power plant have?

There is actually several answers, depending on what you are looking for in your answer. Heat energy, the energy that is imparted to the steam from an external heat source. motive energy, the energy in the steam that moves it through the piping. internal energy, the energy that causes the steam to expand. external energy, the energy that the steam holds that can be used to heat or drive machinery. and entropy, the unuseable energy that is lost in any energy system, (loss to the universe).


What is the efficiency of steam power plant?

The efficiency of a steam power plant is typically around 30-40%. This means that only 30-40% of the thermal energy from the fuel is converted into electrical energy, with the rest being lost as waste heat. Factors such as the type of plant, operating conditions, and technology used can affect the efficiency.


Why do pipes in a steam heating system need to be insulated?

In a steam heating system, the pipes transport steam or water vapor to the radiators to heat the building. Insulating the pipes reduces the amount of heat lost to the surrounding environment. Any heat lost in the pipes cannot be used to heat the radiators, and causes the system to be less energy efficient.


In a nuclear power plant what is used to change water to steam?

Heat from the nuclear reaction changes water to steam.


What is a steam generator used for in a fossil fuel power plant?

To convert the heat of combustion to steam which can be used in an engine.


Is energy wasted in a coal - fired power plant?

Chemical energy is released when the coal burns with oxygen in the air. This energy is used to heat water, which is converted into steam. Not all of the energy is used to heat the water. Some of it is wasted by being transferred as heat to the surroundings. The energy of the steam is used to turn the turbines, but some of the steam energy is wasted.


What is the purpose of the heat in the nuclear power plant?

The purpose of the heat in a nuclear power plant is to create steam from water. This steam is then used to drive a turbine connected to a generator, which produces electricity. The heat is generated by nuclear reactions occurring in the reactor core.


Does combined cycle power plant has a boiler?

No It has heat recovery steam generator


What type of energy does power plant generate?

Electricity and steam. In some locations the steam is used to heat homes and businesses.


How does the nuclear work produces electricity?

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.


What is the functions of heat power cycle in a steam power plant?

There is no such thing as a heat power cycle in a steam engine.The power stroke, or strokes, result from pressurised steam being let into the cylinder and moving the piston.