discribe the proces of using caol energy to produce electrical energy
2007-03-08 19:25:41 · 3 answers · asked by kaycee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Do you want the very detailed or very basic explanation? I'll give you the basic, and let me know if you want a more detailed one.
Coal is used as the fuel in a fire that heats water to steam. This steam turns a turbine. The rotating turbine acts in the opposite way to an AC motor - the mechanical rotation is used as an AC generator.
2007-03-08 19:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by Tyler Durden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coal is burned to heat water in a boiler and produce high pressure steam. The steam is used to drive a turbine which, in turn, drives an electrical generator.
2007-03-09 03:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coal is burned to produce heat, which in turn turns water into steam, which drives a trubine, which generates the electricity by moving magnets within a coil of wire.
...So, the coal is used to heat water.
2007-03-09 03:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by BotanyDave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋