Thermal power plant

A thermal power plant is a power plant where steam is used to drive a steam turbine. This turbine is connected to an electrical generator. After this, the water is condensed, and may be used again. This is known as the Rankine cycle. There are different procedures that can be used to heat the water;

The main Components of a thermal power plant

 Cooling tower
 Cooling water pump
 transmission line (3-phase)
 Step-up transformer (3-phase)
 Electrical generator (3-phase)
 Low pressure steam turbine 
 Condensate pump
 Surface condenser
 Intermediate pressure steam turbine
 Steam Control valve
 High pressure steam turbine
 Deaerator
 Feedwater heater
 Boiler steam drum
 Superheater
 Forced draught (draft) fan
 Reheater
 Combustion air intake
 Induced draught (draft) fan

Main disadvantage of fossil fuel thermal power plant
Fossil fueled thermal power plants produce a large part of man-made CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, and efforts to reduce these are varied and widespread.
 It occupies lot of space and release gases.

Related pages

 Geothermic power plant
 thermal energy from the oceans
 solar power
 nuclear power plant
 coal and other fossil fuels, such as gas

Category:Power plants