Chapter 8 Electric Power Generation section 8-1 Coal-Fired Power Plants 电气工程及其自动化专业英语课件.pptVIP

* Chapter 8 Electric Power Generation Section 1 Coal-Fired Power Plants Text New Words and Expressions Exercises End Authors, Organization, Address of a Paper Section 1 Coal-Fired Power Plants In fossil-fuel power plants, coal, oil, or natural gas is burned in a furnace, the combustion products heat water, converting it to steam, and the steam drives a turbine which is mechanically coupled to an electric power generator. A schematic diagram showing a typical coal-fired power plant is given in Fig.8-1. In very brief outline, the operation of the plant is as follows. Coal is taken f