What is Thermal power plant?
[[File:Taichung Thermal Power Plant.JPG|thumb|Taichung Thermal Power Plant in [[Taiwan]]]] A '''thermal power plant''' is a [[power plant]] where [[steam]] is used to drive a [[steam turbine]]. This turbine is connected to an electrical generator. After this, the water is [[condensation|condensed]], and may be used again. This is known as the [[Rankine cycle]]. There are different procedures that can be used to heat the water; ==The main Components of a thermal power plant== * Cooling tower * Cooling water pump * transmission line (3-phase) * Step-up transformer (3-phase) * Electrical generator (3-phase) * Low pressure steam turbine * Condensate pump * Surface condenser * Intermediate pressure steam turbine * Steam Control valve * High pressure steam turbine * Deaerator * Feedwater heater * Boiler steam drum * Superheater * Forced draught (draft) fan * Reheater * Combustion air intake * Induced draught (draft) fan ==Main disadvantage of fossil fuel thermal power plant== Fossil fueled thermal power plants produce a large part of man-made CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, and efforts to reduce these are varied and widespread. # It occupies lot of space and release gases. ==Related pages== {{commons category|Thermal power plants}} * [[Geothermic]] power plant * [[Ocean thermal energy conversion|thermal energy]] from the oceans * [[solar power]] * [[nuclear energy|nuclear]] power plant * [[coal]] and other [[fossil fuel]]s, such as [[gas]] {{science-stub}} [[Category:Power plants]]