THE thermoelectric power plant uses to produce electricity, the burning of fuels, renewable or not.
This marvel of human engineering creates the electricity to have artificial light and make devices and machines come to life.
The raw material can be fuel oil, natural gas, bagasse, wood and diesel oil and enriched uranium. There are oil, gas, coal and nuclear power plants.
Here in Brazil, the thermoelectric power plant produces energy strategically. Mainly in states where periods without rain occur. Here there are 50 thermoelectric plants.
At high capacity, the plants can produce 15 thousand megawatts, that is, 7.5% of the total consumed throughout the country.
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THE thermoelectric power plant it has its boiler heated with water, producing steam that at high pressure moves the turbine blades that are part of the generator.
Nuclear energy is produced through various nuclear reactions that becomes an energy source to heat water.
After the movement of the turbines takes place, the steam produced by the water is conducted to a condenser which is then cooled.
In the case of electricity, energy is produced through kinetic energy that also occurs with the steam that passes through the turbines. Mechanical energy becomes electrical energy. This energy goes to cables that are led to transformers where their voltage is raised to a safe level for use by their consumers.
It works when there is expansion of the gases that came from burning the fuel and activate the turbine generating electrical power.
Here the steam, created by reusing the heat from the gases, generates energy and recovers the heat produced in the boiler.
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The waste gases that remain in the thermoelectric power plant when released into the atmosphere, they become harmful pollutants that cause the known greenhouse effect and can turn into acid rain.
It also becomes a costly technology because it needs a lot of fuel to burn.
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THE thermoelectric power plant it can be built anywhere, including in urban areas. It can meet both long-term and short-term emergency energy demands.
The plant is the ideal option for needy populations that need this energy to have electricity.
And to generate fuel at the plant, various materials can be used such as bagasse, rice straw, garbage dumps and even material from landfills.
Here in our country, the first thermoelectric plant began operating in 1883 in Campos de Goytacazes with a maximum power of 52 kW. The plants here release 4.5 million carbon into the atmosphere.
About 60% of the world's energy is created by thermoelectric plants.
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