A simple model to help understand water use at power …
Thermal power plants convert heat into power in the form of electricity. The heat is generated from a diverse range of sources, including coal, natural gas, uranium, solar energy, and geothermal energy. The heat rate (HR, kJ/kWh) of a power plant is the amount of heat input required (kJ/h) to produce one unit of electricity (kW) (see Equation 1 ...