Question

Explain with diagram step - by - step energy conversion in

a) Thermal power plant
b) Nuclear power plant ​

Answer 1

Nuclear power plants consist of nuclear reactors. These reactors use Uranium rods as fuel and heat is generated by the process of nuclear fission. Neutrons smash into the nucleus of the uranium atoms, which roughly split into half and release energy in the form of heat. Carbon dioxide gas is pumped through the reactor to take the heat away. The hot gas then heats water to form steam. This steam drives the turbines of generators to produce electricity. Thus, the steps of energy conversion are:

Nuclear energy → Thermal energy → Kinetic energy in steam → Kinetic energy in turbine

Answer 2

Answer:

A nuclear power plant (sometimes abbreviated as NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity.