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OPERATIONS OF A THERMAL POWER STATION
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INTRODUCTION
Singapore uses Thermal Power Stations for the generation of electricity. Due to the fact that Singapore is a large island, the power plants are located near the sea. (This will be explained later.)
Below is a Diagram of the Basic Operation of a Thermal Power Station.
-We used coals as fuel for the generation of heat energy. As the water in the Boiler evaporated due to the intense heat, it becomes high-pressurized steams.
-And the steams are passing through a conduit (there is a turbine at the other end of the tunnel), it forces its way through the Turbine, thus rotating the Turbine. (As the steams are high-pressurized, the Turbine will rotate very fast.)
-The Turbine is connected to a Generator via a coupler. As the Turbine is rotating (from the force of the steams), electrical energy is being produced.
-After the steams have passed through the turbine, it enters a Condenser. The Condenser has got a cooling agent (namely seawater) and the steam will go through the cooling agent via a pipe. The steam thus changes back to its liquid form and returns to the Boiler.
-And the whole process repeats.