STEAM TURBINE PLANT

Patrick F. Hapita
What is Steam Turbine Plant?
• A steam power plant consists of a boiler, steam
turbine and generator, and other auxiliaries.
• The boiler generates steam at high pressure and high
temperature. The steam turbine converts the heat
energy of steam into mechanical energy. The
generator then converts the mechanical energy into
electric power.
Working Principle of Steam Turbine plant
Parts of Steam Turbine

Rotor and blades

• Running through the center of the
turbine is a sturdy axle called the
rotor, which is what takes power
from the turbine to an electricity
generator (or whatever else the
turbine is driving). The blades are the
most important part of a turbine:
Parts of Steam Turbine

Impulse and reaction turbines

• In an alternative design called a reaction
turbine, there's a second set of stationary
blades attached to the inside of the turbine
case. These help to speed up and direct the
steam onto the rotating blades at just the
right angle, before it leaves with reduced
temperature and pressure but broadly the
same speed as it had when it entered.