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    Thermal Power Plant: Name: Ayesha Khadri USN: 1WS18AT001

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    This document describes the working of a thermal power plant. Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning coal to produce steam, which spins turbines that are connected to generators. The key components are the boiler, turbine, condenser, and cooling towers. Water is turned to high pressure steam in the boiler, which spins the turbine and generates electricity via the generator. The steam is then cooled and condensed back into water in the condenser to repeat the process. Thermal power currently provides over 75% of India's electricity but pollutes the atmosphere.

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    This document describes the working of a thermal power plant. Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning coal to produce steam, which spins turbines that are connected to generators. The key components are the boiler, turbine, condenser, and cooling towers. Water is turned to high pressure steam in the boiler, which spins the turbine and generates electricity via the generator. The steam is then cooled and condensed back into water in the condenser to repeat the process. Thermal power currently provides over 75% of India's electricity but pollutes the atmosphere.

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    This document describes the working of a thermal power plant. Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning coal to produce steam, which spins turbines that are connected to generators. The key components are the boiler, turbine, condenser, and cooling towers. Water is turned to high pressure steam in the boiler, which spins the turbine and generates electricity via the generator. The steam is then cooled and condensed back into water in the condenser to repeat the process. Thermal power currently provides over 75% of India's electricity but pollutes the atmosphere.

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    THERMAL POWER PLANT

    NAME : AYESHA KHADRI


    USN : 1WS18AT001
    INTRODUCTION
     A thermal power plant converts heat energy of coal into electrical
    enegry.
     The coal is burnt in a boiler which converts water into steam. The
    expansion of steam in turbine produces mechanical power which drives
    the alternator coupled to the turbine.
     Thermal power plants contribute maximum to the generation of power
    for any country.
     Thermal power plants constitute 75.43% of the total installed captive
    and non-captive power generation in India.
    WORKING PRINCIPLE
     Firstly the water is taken into the boiler from a water source. The
    boiler is heated with the help of coal.
     The increase in temperature helps in the transformation of water into
    steam. The steam generated in the boiler is sent through a steam
    turbine.
     The turbine has blades that rotate when high velocity steam flows
    across them. This rotation of turbine blades is used to generate
    electricity.
     A generator is connected to the steam turbine. When the turbine turns,
    electricity is generated and given as output by the generator, which is
    then supplied to the consumers through high voltage power lines.
    BASIC LAYOUT AND WORKING OF
    THERMAL POWER PLANT
    The components used in Thermal power plant:

     Boiler
     Turbine
     Deaerator
     Heat exchanger
     Superheater
     Economizer
     Condenser
     Feed water heater
     Chimney
     Cooling tower
    WORKING :
     The boiler uses to increase the temperature of water and make hot water or steam
    and this steam is wet steam. So, wet steam passes through superheater and
    makes a very high-pressure and high-temperature steam. The deaerator use to
    remove oxygen and other dissolved gases from the supplied water.
     This steam is sufficient to rotate the turbine at very high speed. So, high pressure
    and high-temperature steam is pass to the turbine, where thermal energy
    converts into (kinetic) rotational energy. The turbine connects with the shaft of
    the alternator. So, this mechanical energy converts into electrical energy with the
    help of alternators.
     The heat exchanger uses to transfer heat from one medium to another
    medium. so, the heat exchanger use to increase efficiency and minimize losses.
     The economizer use to increase the streaming rate, saving fuel
    consumption, and boiler efficiency. The condensers use steam ejectors or
    rotary motor driven exhausts for continuous removal of air and gases from
    the steam side to maintain the vacuum. The temperature in the condenser
    must be kept as low as practical.
     The feed water heater is equipment that uses to raises the temperature
    of the water by utilizing extraction steam from various stages of the
    turbine. Once steam passes through HT turbine, it again superheated and
    passes through LT turbine.
     After that, steam passes through economizers and cooling tower, which
    converts steam in water and this water again use in the boiler to generate
    steam.
     After combustion of coal, ash remains at the bottom of the boiler, this ash
    pass to the ash handling plant. Where ash is stored and it is not
    allowed to pass into the atmosphere through the chimney. So this is how
    thermal power plants are works.
    ADVANTAGES :
     The Installation cost is low as compared to other power generation like
    Hydropower plant.
     Even less space required.
     The fuel we use in the Thermal Power Plant is cheaper.

    DISADVANTAGES:
     Global warming increases because it pollutes the atmosphere due to
    the production of a huge amount of smoke.
     The thermal power plant’s overall efficiency is low as below thirty (30)
    percent.

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