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Re:Full power outage in Spain and Portugal by pfdietz on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:22PM (#43823804)
Combined cycle turbines do have a steam component (that's where the word "combined" comes from). The waste heat from the combustion turbine front end is used to make steam in the back end.
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Re:Full power outage in Spain and Portugal by bob1029 on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:59PM (#43824160)
Combined cycle turbines are not primarily powered by steam. It is a secondary consequence of their operation. This contrasts with nuclear and coal plants where steam is the prime mover.
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Re:Full power outage in Spain and Portugal by pfdietz on Monday April 28, 2025 @04:14PM (#43825598)
The steam part of CC systems shows hours and hours aren't inherently needed to get a steam power plant in operation. For that matter, warships with steam propulsion show the same thing, I believe.
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Re:Full power outage in Spain and Portugal by genewitch on Monday April 28, 2025 @02:34PM (#43824505)
That's what they said, though
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