Thermal plant
Plant
Submitted by:- Guidance of:-
Dambarudhar Soren Priyadarsini Pradhan
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Table Contents
• Definition
• Introduction
• Working of Thermal Power Plant
• Components of Thermal Power Plant
• Advantages of Thermal Power Plant
• Top Thermal Power Plant
• Conclusion
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Definition
A thermal power Plant / Station is used to convert
heat energy to electric power / Energy for household
and commercial applications.
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Introduction
• In the process of electric power generation,
steam-operated turbines convert heat in to
mechanical power and then finally electric power.
• In thermal power plants, the heat energy obtained
from combustion of solid fuel (mostly coal) is used
to convert water into steam, this steam is at high
pressure and temperature.
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Working of Thermal
Power Plant
• In thermal power plant,heat produced by
burning coal is used to boil water to form
steam.
• The steam,at high temperature and
pressure,rotates the turbine and its
shaft,which drives the generator to
produce electricity.
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Working of Thermal
Power Plant
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Components of Thermal
Power Plant
• Fuel storage and handling plant:
The most essential part of any power plant is
to store the fuel safely in an appropriate
amount so that the plant can run smoothly in
normal days as well as when the supply of
fuel from mines is improper
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Components of Thermal
Power Plant
• Water Treatment Plant:
In thermal power, plant water is used in
large quantity this water is converted into
steam and used to rotate the turbine so this
water and steam come into direct contact
with the boiler, boiler tubes, boiler
accessories, and turbine blades.
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Components of Thermal
Power Plant
• Steam Boiler:
A boiler is a pressure vessel which is used
to generate high-pressure steam at a
saturated temperature. At this high pressure
and temperature generally, bi-drum water
tube boilers are used.
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Components of Thermal
Power Plant
• Turbine:
A turbine is a mechanical device which
converts the kinetic and pressure energy of
steam into useful work.
• Cooling tower:
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Advantages of Thermal
Power Plant
Steam power plants are economical
(initially) as compared to power
generation plants. Plants required less
area to setup as compared to hydra power
plants.
Overall efficiency of power plants is low,
which is 35-40%.
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Top Thermal
Power Plant
The Vindhyachal Thermal Power
Station in the Singrauli district of Madhya
Pradesh , with an installed capacity of 4 ,
760MW , is currently the biggest thermal
power plant in India
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Conclusion
A thermal power station is a type of power
station in which heat energy is converted to
electrical energy.
In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil
water in a large pressure vessel to produce
high-pressure steam, which drives a steam
turbine connected to an electrical generator.
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References
– Google.com
– Wikipedia.org
– Studymafia.org
– Slidespanda.com
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