ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF TURBINES IN POWER PLANT

Abstract

As a conversion system, most traditional power plants need a turbine from different operating fluids such as water, coal, steam and wind into mechanical power that would be used to produce electricity. In the future, energy consumption is expected to be higher and, thus, to prepare for this, the power plant requires a high turbine efficiency to produce the optimum amount of energy from the operating fluid. Therefore, numerous developments have been made and researched in the technology of turbines. The hydraulic turbine, gas turbine, wind turbine, and steam turbine are four different types of turbine that will be discussed in this article. Based on their working fluid, each turbine was distinguished and various kinds of turbine have their own efficiency. There are certain parameters that influence the performance of the turbine, such as the element of the turbine, the operating fluid feature, the materials used, the innovation of cooling, and many more. Any future research is also under way to boost the performance of the turbine and thus increase the amount of electricity generated. The goal of this review paper is to classify the typical type of turbine used in power plants, as different types of turbines need different types of power plants.