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    Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning fuel to produce heat, which boils water to create steam. The steam drives turbines that spin generators to produce electricity. There are four main circuits: the coal and ash circuit handles fuel delivery and ash removal; the air and gas circuit supplies combustion air and removes exhaust; the feedwater and steam circuit supplies steam to turbines and condenses it back to water; and the cooling water circuit handles heat removal.

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    Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning fuel to produce heat, which boils water to create steam. The steam drives turbines that spin generators to produce electricity. There are four main circuits: the coal and ash circuit handles fuel delivery and ash removal; the air and gas circuit supplies combustion air and removes exhaust; the feedwater and steam circuit supplies steam to turbines and condenses it back to water; and the cooling water circuit handles heat removal.

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    Thermal power plants generate electricity by burning fuel to produce heat, which boils water to create steam. The steam drives turbines that spin generators to produce electricity. There are four main circuits: the coal and ash circuit handles fuel delivery and ash removal; the air and gas circuit supplies combustion air and removes exhaust; the feedwater and steam circuit supplies steam to turbines and condenses it back to water; and the cooling water circuit handles heat removal.

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    Introductory overview

    In a thermal power station fuel such as coal, oil or gas is burned in a furnace to produce heat - chemical to heat energy. this heat is used to change water into steam in the boiler. the steam drives the turbine - heat to kinetic energy this drives the generator to produce electricity - kinetic to electrical energy.

    TOP VIEW OF A THERMAL POWER PLANT

    We can summarize the general layout in four basic circuits Coal and Ash circuit Feed water And Steam Circuit Air And Gas circuit

    Cooling Water Circuit

    COAL AND ASH CIRCUIT:


    Deals with, with feeding the boiler with coal for combustion purposes Taking care of the ash that is generated during the combustion process . Includes equipment that is used to handle the transfer and storage of coal and ash.

    AIR & GAS CIRCUIT


    In this circuit, A sufficient quantity of air is supplied to burn the coal using forced draught or induced air draught fans. The exhaust gases from the combustion are in turn used to heat the ingoing air through a heat exchanger before being let off in the atmosphere.

    FEED WATER & STEAM CIRCUIT


    Deals with supplying of steam generated from the boiler to the turbines to handle the outgoing steam from the turbine by cooling it to form water in the condenser

    Cooling Water Circuit


    Deals with handling of the cooling water required in the system. Since the amount of water required to cool the outgoing steam from the boiler is substantial, it is either taken from a nearby water source such as a river, or it is done through evaporation if the quantity of cooling water available is limited.

    ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A THERMAL POWER PLANT


    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Reliabilty Minimum capital cost Minimum maintenance and operating cost Capacity to meet peak load effectively Minimum losses of energy in transmission Low cost fo energy supplied to the system Reserved capacity to meet future demands

    SELECTION OF SITE
    Availabity of raw material Nature of land Cost of land Availibilty of water Transport facilities Ash disposal faciklties Avalibilty of labour Size of the plant Load centre Public problems Future extensions

    HOW IS COAL CONVERTED TO ELECTRICITY?

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