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What type of device is used to transfer thermal energy to electrical energy?
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∙ 6y ago
A turbine does that. Some liquid - such as water - is heated up by the heat energy, and the steam drives the turbine, which is connected to a generator.Please note that there are limitations, imposed by the Second Law of Thermodynamics! That is, not all the heat can be converted to electrical energy; in any case, not more than the theorecitcal Carnot efficiency.
For more details, you may want to check the Wikipedia article on "Thermal power station".
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoIt is a turbine.
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