steam turbines
Pressure-driven power generators
Steam turbines are engines that convert the thermal energy of pressurized steam into rotational mechanical power.
Steam strikes angled blades on a rotor, causing it to spin at high speed.
They generate most of the world's electricity—in coal, nuclear, and natural gas plants, steam turbines drive the generators.
The power station's steam turbines produce enough electricity for a small city.
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
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- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
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