2006-12-06 03:49:56 · 15 answers · asked by hannahmerry91 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Power stations usually produce electricity by turning turbines. In a coal or gas fired station the coal/gas is burned to heat water and produce steam, when the steam is formed the change from a liquid to a gas results in it being at a high pressure that is used to turn the turbines that produce electricity.
Fission (nuclear power) can also be used to produce heat to drive the turbines, so a nuclear power station is essentially similar just a different method of generating heat.
2006-12-06 06:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simply stated, in a thermal power plant, water is heated to produce steam, using coal as fuel. The steam generated is fed into a turbine, which then generates electricity. Thus coal is the fuel input which ultimatey results in the output of electricity.
2006-12-06 12:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as has already been said they use the coal as fuel this then heats up water and turns it to steam. The steam is then sent through a turbine which turns and voila electricity. Its a lot more complicated than that but i do not have all day lol.
2006-12-06 11:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by hartmarina 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
coal is the fuel that is burnt to produce heat. The heat is used to heat water and produce steam. The steam is used to drive the turbines. The turbines produce electricity
2006-12-06 11:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You burn the coal to heat the water
The water heats up and turns to steam
The steam turns turbines
The turning turbines generate electricity
2006-12-06 11:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by wot_up_peeps2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the fuel to give power to the station so it can produce more energy than what is put in
2006-12-06 11:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by 2 good 2 miss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
typically the coal is burned to heat boilers which drive the generators. Similar to how a steam locomotive operated except on a much smaller and simpler scale.
2006-12-06 11:53:58 · answer #7 · answered by bourne3141592654 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Coal is the fule to biol water into steam....which in trun rotate the turbine. Its just like gas for a car....
2006-12-06 11:52:47 · answer #8 · answered by Jagan Mohan R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to burn then the hot coal is put into water creating steam witch powers turbines and this creates electricity
2006-12-06 11:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by G-Unit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to heat the water to produce the steam to turn the turbine to produce the electricity.
2006-12-06 11:52:53 · answer #10 · answered by Bindesh M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋