Sentences with phrase «conventional steam turbine»
A heat exchanger creates steam that in turn runs a conventional steam turbine.
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The light heats water in a boiler at the top of the tower, creating steam, which is used to run a conventional steam turbine like those in a typical fossil - fired power plant.
Not exact matches
As in a conventional fossil fuel or nuclear power plant, that steam spins turbines, which generate electricity.
In the Flibe design, thorium reaction temperatures rise to about 750 degrees Celsius to drive gas turbines, compared to conventional reactors, which tend to reach less than half that temperature and drive less efficient steam turbines, he said.
The fluid is sent to a heat exchanger to boil water in a conventional steam - turbine generator to produce electricity.
(Now who pays for the research value is an interesting subject) As this plant utilizes steam to turn a turbine I suspect it can support the grid the same way conventional fossil fuel plants do, and photo - voltaic and wind resources do not.
Instead of starting the conventional way, as at Irsching and other similar units, Fortuna's steam turbine starts up along with the gas turbine.
A heat transfer fluid heated in the receiver up to around 600ºC is used to generate steam, which, in turn, is used in a conventional turbine - generator to produce electricity.
The exiting heat is routed to a conventional boiler or to a heat recovery steam generator for utilization by a steam turbine in the production of electricity.