The Importance of Boiler in Power Plant

How is steam used for power generation

The stored energy released from the boiler’s fuel source in the act of combustion is transferred into heat. The heat enters the water, converting it to steam and creating thermodynamic energy. This thermodynamic steam energy then acts as the energy source needed to power the massive turbines that create the power.

The importance of boiler

Volume of one unit mass of steam is thousand times that of water, When water is converted to steam in a closed vessel the pressure will increase. Boiler uses this principle to produce high pressure steam.

Conversion of Water to Steam evolves in three stages. Heating the water from cold condition to boiling point or saturation temperature – sensible heat addition. Water boils at saturation temperature to produce steam.

Heating steam from saturation temperature to higher temperature called Superheating to increase the power plant output and efficiency. So the maintenance of the boiler is also very important to the power plant.

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