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    This document contains 8 discussion questions about different types of power stations. The questions cover why steam power stations have low efficiency, the purpose of condensers, reasons for high transmission costs for hydroelectric stations, growing popularity of nuclear power, use of high pressure gas in gas turbines, protection of penstocks, limitations of diesel power for bulk power generation, and the purpose of regenerators in gas turbine plants.

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    This document contains 8 discussion questions about different types of power stations. The questions cover why steam power stations have low efficiency, the purpose of condensers, reasons for high transmission costs for hydroelectric stations, growing popularity of nuclear power, use of high pressure gas in gas turbines, protection of penstocks, limitations of diesel power for bulk power generation, and the purpose of regenerators in gas turbine plants.

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    This document contains 8 discussion questions about different types of power stations. The questions cover why steam power stations have low efficiency, the purpose of condensers, reasons for high transmission costs for hydroelectric stations, growing popularity of nuclear power, use of high pressure gas in gas turbines, protection of penstocks, limitations of diesel power for bulk power generation, and the purpose of regenerators in gas turbine plants.

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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. Why is the overall efficiency of a steam power station very low?


    2. Why is a condenser used in a steam power station?
    3. Why hydro-electric stations have high transmission and distribution costs?
    4. Why are nuclear power stations becoming very popular?
    5. Why hot gas at high pressure and not hot gas at atmospheric pressure is used in gas turbine
    power plants?
    6. How do the various devices protect the penstock?
    7. Why cannot diesel power stations be employed to generate bulk power?
    8.Why is regenerator used in gas turbine power plant?

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