If everyone had to leave their posts at the power plant, then how long would it take for the power plant to shut down and stop producing power?
2007-12-10 03:15:43 · 5 answers · asked by your_dear_old_mother 5 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
It would probably run as long as there was feed in the feed bins (coal) or as long as there was a supply of another fuel - such as natural gas...
...Unless there was a minor piece of instrumentation that failed, such as a level indicator in a sump, or a temperature controller...
Extremely minor glitches can cause a system to shut down...
Another thing would be if there was a fluctuation in the "demand" for the electricity being produced. If demand dropped off, there could probably be an issue that would cause a generator to trip, which would upset the system and could possibly shut things down.
2007-12-10 03:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by acidman1968 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
coso geothemal power plants in calif are on a navy weapons test base. china lake calif.
when they are testing weapons in the area all personal leave and go to a safe area about 8 miles away.
the plants run on computer control till the area is safe again some times 12 hours later.
they have no problems with this.
2007-12-10 21:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If everyone would have to leave their posts in the middle of a shift, which would NEVER HAPPEN, but if it did, they would safely shut the units down, or put them in a safe mode before leaving.
2007-12-10 07:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
And why would everyone need to leave?
This type of thing never happens. Why worry about it?
2007-12-10 03:35:42 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'll stick with acid man1.
2007-12-10 08:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋