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Feedwater heater

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A feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler. [1]

23 relations: APR-1400, Boiler, Deaerator, Entropy, Flue gas, Fossil fuel power station, Furnace, Heat exchanger, Irreversible process, Isenthalpic process, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Power station, Rankine cycle, Second law of thermodynamics, Shell and tube heat exchanger, Steam, Steam turbine, Surface condenser, System 80, Thermal efficiency, Thermal power station, Thermal shock, University of Tulsa.

APR-1400

The APR-1400 (for Advanced Power Reactor 1400 MW electricity) is an advanced pressurized water nuclear reactor designed by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

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Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.

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Deaerator

A deaerator is a device that is widely used for the removal of oxygen and other dissolved gases from the feedwater to steam-generating boilers.

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Entropy

In statistical mechanics, entropy is an extensive property of a thermodynamic system.

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Flue gas

Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator.

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Fossil fuel power station

A fossil fuel power station is a power station which burns a fossil fuel such as coal, natural gas, or petroleum to produce electricity.

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Furnace

A furnace is a device used for high-temperature heating.

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Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger is a device used to transfer heat between two or more fluids.

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Irreversible process

In science, a process that is not reversible is called irreversible.

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Isenthalpic process

An isenthalpic process or isoenthalpic process is a process that proceeds without any change in enthalpy, H; or specific enthalpy, h.

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Korea Electric Power Corporation

Korea Electric Power Corporation, better known as KEPCO (Hangul: 켑코) or Hanjeon (Hangul: 한전), is the largest electric utility in South Korea, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projects including those in nuclear power, wind power and coal.

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Power station

A power station, also referred to as a power plant or powerhouse and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.

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Rankine cycle

The Rankine cycle is a model used to predict the performance of steam turbine systems.

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Second law of thermodynamics

The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time.

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Shell and tube heat exchanger

A shell and tube heat exchanger is a class of heat exchanger designs.

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Steam

Steam is water in the gas phase, which is formed when water boils.

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Steam turbine

A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft.

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Surface condenser

A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed on the exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.

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System 80

System 80 is a pressurized water reactor design by Combustion Engineering (which was subsequently bought by Asea Brown Boveri and eventually merged into the Westinghouse Electric Company).

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Thermal efficiency

In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (\eta_ \) is a dimensionless performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy, such as an internal combustion engine, a steam turbine or a steam engine, a boiler, furnace, or a refrigerator for example.

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Thermal power station

A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power.

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Thermal shock

Thermal shock occurs when a thermal gradient causes different parts of an object to expand by different amounts.

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University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedwater_heater

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