{"id":7191,"date":"2017-11-29T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T00:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2023-02-25T12:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T03:05:05","slug":"understanding-power-plants-work-like-human-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2017-11-understanding-power-plants-work-like-human-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Power Plants: How They Work Like the Human Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7191\" class=\"elementor elementor-7191\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3df30744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df30744\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b06c7ee\" data-id=\"6b06c7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c7413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c7413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Power plants are massive, sprawling structures that are considered the backbone of almost all industries in modern society. They look immensely complicated from the outside, but on a fundamental level, they\u2019re not that much different from our own bodies.<\/p><p>How so? Explore the images below to get a better understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94e5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b94e5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/01energy_source_v2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3ODUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8wMWVuZXJneV9zb3VyY2VfdjItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/01energy_source_v2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/01energy_source_v2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/01energy_source_v2-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fa42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fa42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power plants are very similar to human bodies in the sense that they need food to function. While people consume various types of food such as meat, vegetables, and fruit, which yield nutrients, power plants run on other forms of energy sources that are not limited to fossil fuel, wind and solar energy, and nuclear power.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e5b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e5b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/02Energy_Production_Center_v2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3ODYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8wMkVuZXJneV9Qcm9kdWN0aW9uX0NlbnRlcl92Mi0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/02Energy_Production_Center_v2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/02Energy_Production_Center_v2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/02Energy_Production_Center_v2-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d03102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d03102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The heart is undoubtedly the most central organ of the body that symbolizes life. It pumps blood throughout our systems, delivering the necessary nutrients and oxygen to different organs. Just like the heart, power plants need core components that produce energy. A turbine, which typically has multiple blades and a shaft, rotates rapidly, transforming energy from fluids into kinetic energy. The generator uses this energy to produce electricity from a powerful magnetic field that\u2019s created from a giant magnet and surrounding copper lines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a36a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70a36a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/03Conveyors_v2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8wM0NvbnZleW9yc192Mi0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/03Conveyors_v2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/03Conveyors_v2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/03Conveyors_v2-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c2b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04c2b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connecting all the intricate parts and components of the\u00a0human body, blood vessels are conduits for the delivery of blood, water and other chemicals. Inside a power plant, pipes and power cables play a similar role. They connect machines across the complex, feeding the various components with fuel, air, and water to every corner. These channels of delivery are what bring operations to life and are just as crucial as arteries, capillaries, and veins in the human body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e262cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e262cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/04structual_system_v3-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3ODQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8wNHN0cnVjdHVhbF9zeXN0ZW1fdjMtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/04structual_system_v3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/04structual_system_v3-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/04structual_system_v3-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f65a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f65a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If it weren\u2019t for the 206 bones in the human body, not only would the body have no shape, it would have no protection for organs and lack the ability to move. Power plants are the same. Housing all the complex parts mentioned above are an abundance of steel frames and slabs of concrete. Without this, critical parts like the turbine and generator would be exposed to external elements and grind to a halt. Therefore, it\u2019s crucial that the structure is built with maximum resilience, explaining why the majority of time in power plant construction is dedicated to erecting the framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63bf00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a63bf00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Components of a Coal Power Plant<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24454bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24454bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/principles-of-general-chemistry-v1.0m\/s09-05-energy-sources-and-the-environ.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Sourced-from-Principles-of-General-Chemistry-CC-By-NC-SA-3.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Sourced-from-Principles-of-General-Chemistry-CC-By-NC-SA-3.0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Sourced-from-Principles-of-General-Chemistry-CC-By-NC-SA-3.0-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sourced from Principles of General Chemistry CC By-NC-SA 3.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb53a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb53a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Human Beings vs. Power Plants<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27e5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27e5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h5><table style=\"width: 701px; height: 491px;\" border=\"1\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Human beings<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Power plants<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">200 million years<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">150 years<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 82px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 82px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Life expectancy<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 82px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">80 years<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 82px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">40-60 years<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 80px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 80px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Rest required<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 80px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">8 hours\/day<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 80px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">Every other year*<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Population<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">7 billion<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">62,500**<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Diet<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">Plants and animals<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">Coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, wind, etc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"width: 160px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\"><strong>Output<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 397px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">Heat and bodily movement<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 386px; height: 56px; text-align: center;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: lato;\">Heat &gt; steam &gt; turbine movement &gt; electricity***<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1125767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1125767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>* Applies to nuclear power plants, which must refuel once every 2 years<\/p><p>** As of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2012\/12\/08\/all-of-the-worlds-power-plants-in-one-handy-map\/?utm_term=.1f6c5e440f05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2013<\/a><\/p><p>*** Pertains to thermal power plants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power plants are massive, sprawling structures that are considered the backbone of almost all industries in modern society. They look immensely complicated from the outside, but on a fundamental level, they\u2019re not that much different from our own bodies. How so? Explore the images below to get a better understanding. 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