Question

___ turbines are used for the generation of electricity in thermal power plants.

Answer 1

Steam turbines are used for the generation of electricity in thermal power plants, such as plants using coal, fuel oil or nuclear fuel. They were once used to directly drive mechanical devices such as ship propellers, the first turbine-powered steam launch. But most such applications now use reduction gears or an intermediate electrical step, where the turbine is used to generate electricity, which then powers an electric motor connected to the mechanical load.