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The total core heat transfer rate to the reactor coolant. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which either drives an electrical generator or does some other work, like ship propulsion. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. About jspl jindal steel and power limited has set up indias first mega power project in the private sector the mw thermal power plant at raigarh, chhattisgarh. Sketch the layout of hydroelectric power plant and explain the functions of each component in it. Tech 1st examination in mechanical engineering branch is given below. Sep 07, 2017 list of thermal power plants in india with capacity pdf download consists of all the important major thermal power plants in india. Draw a general lay out of a thermal power plant and explain the working of different circuits. Thermodynamic analysis of 120 mw thermal power plant with.
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