Sentences with phrase «steam turbine blade»
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Tapping geothermal energy means facing the harsh realities of thermodynamics: Typically, geothermal electricity is generated when hot water or steam underground is piped to the surface to drive a turbine, usually through heating an intermediate working fluid that actually turns the turbine's blades.
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The high pressure steam is passed into a turbine containing thousands of propeller - like blades.
The temperature at the turbine's front blades is 1,500 C, and its waste heat is extracted by a downstream heat exchanger to power a steam turbine and generate additional electricity.