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Boiler (power generation) and Thermal power station

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Difference between Boiler (power generation) and Thermal power station

Boiler (power generation) vs. Thermal power station

A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water. A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power.

Similarities between Boiler (power generation) and Thermal power station

Boiler (power generation) and Thermal power station have 33 things in common (in Unionpedia): Air conditioning, Boiler, Boiler blowdown, Boiler feedwater, Coal, Condensation, Corrosion, Critical point (thermodynamics), Economizer, Electric power, Flue gas, Fuel oil, Furnace, Gas turbine, Heat, Heat exchanger, Heat recovery steam generator, Ion exchange, Natural gas, Nuclear power plant, Pressure measurement, Pressurized water reactor, Rankine cycle, Safety valve, Steam, Steam engine, Steam generator (nuclear power), Supercritical fluid, Superheater, Thermal radiation, ..., Turbine, Turbo generator, Vacuum. Expand index (3 more) »

Air conditioning

Air conditioning (often referred to as AC, A/C, or air con) is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior of an occupied space, to improve the comfort of occupants.

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Boiler

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

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Boiler blowdown

Boiler blowdown is water intentionally wasted from a boiler to avoid concentration of impurities during continuing evaporation of steam.

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Boiler feedwater

Boiler feedwater is an essential part of boiler operations.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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Condensation

Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of vapourisation.

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Corrosion

Corrosion is a natural process, which converts a refined metal to a more chemically-stable form, such as its oxide, hydroxide, or sulfide.

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Critical point (thermodynamics)

In thermodynamics, a critical point (or critical state) is the end point of a phase equilibrium curve.

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Economizer

Economizers (US and Oxford spelling), or economisers (UK), are mechanical devices intended to reduce energy consumption, or to perform useful function such as preheating a fluid.

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Electric power

Electric power is the rate, per unit time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.

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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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Fuel oil

Fuel oil (also known as heavy oil, marine fuel or furnace oil) is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue.

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Furnace

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

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Gas turbine

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.

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Heat

In thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one system to another as a result of thermal interactions.

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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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Heat recovery steam generator

A heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is an energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream.

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Ion exchange

Ion exchange is an exchange of ions between two electrolytes or between an electrolyte solution and a complex.

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Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium.

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Nuclear power plant

A nuclear power plant or nuclear power station is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor.

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Pressure measurement

Pressure measurement is the analysis of an applied force by a fluid (liquid or gas) on a surface.

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Pressurized water reactor

Pressurized water reactors (PWRs) constitute the large majority of the world's nuclear power plants (notable exceptions being the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada) and are one of three types of light water reactor (LWR), the other types being boiling water reactors (BWRs) and supercritical water reactors (SCWRs).

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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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Safety valve

A safety valve is a valve that acts as a fail-safe.

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Steam

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

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Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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Steam generator (nuclear power)

Steam generators are heat exchangers used to convert water into steam from heat produced in a nuclear reactor core.

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Supercritical fluid

A supercritical fluid (SCF) is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist.

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Superheater

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam.

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Thermal radiation

Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation generated by the thermal motion of charged particles in matter.

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Turbine

A turbine (from the Latin turbo, a vortex, related to the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, meaning "turbulence") is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.

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Turbo generator

A turbo generator is the combination of a turbine directly connected to an electric generator for the generation of electric power.

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Vacuum

Vacuum is space devoid of matter.

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Boiler (power generation) and Thermal power station Comparison

Boiler (power generation) has 101 relations, while Thermal power station has 190. As they have in common 33, the Jaccard index is 11.34% = 33 / (101 + 190).

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