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    The document describes the process of electricity generation at the Callide Power Station. Coal is fed into the power station, ground up, and burned in a boiler to heat water into steam. The high pressure steam drives turbines connected to generators to produce electricity, which is transported via transmission lines. Steam is then condensed back into water to complete the continuous cycle.

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    The document describes the process of electricity generation at the Callide Power Station. Coal is fed into the power station, ground up, and burned in a boiler to heat water into steam. The high pressure steam drives turbines connected to generators to produce electricity, which is transported via transmission lines. Steam is then condensed back into water to complete the continuous cycle.

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    The document describes the process of electricity generation at the Callide Power Station. Coal is fed into the power station, ground up, and burned in a boiler to heat water into steam. The high pressure steam drives turbines connected to generators to produce electricity, which is transported via transmission lines. Steam is then condensed back into water to complete the continuous cycle.

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    Electricity generation at Callide Power Station

    The electricity generation process


    Electricity is generated at Callide C Power Station using the
    following process:

    1. Coal from the stockpile is fed to the power station.

    2. The coal is ground to a fine powder and mixed with hot air so it
    can be blown into the burners of the boiler and ignited.

    3. The boiler is a large box with walls containing many thin steel
    tubes filled with water that is pumped under high pressure. The
    fire in the boiler heats the water, converting it to steam as it rises
    though the tubes to the top of the boiler.

    4. The steam is further heated to very high temperatures before


    being piped to the turbine. The turbine is made up of many
    blades and acts like a windmill, with the high pressure steam
    driving the turbine blades.

    5. A generator is attached to the turbine shaft. A powerful


    electromagnet is mounted on the generator shaft and when it
    rotates produces electricity in the surrounding generator windings.

    6. Electricity is transported to customers via high voltage


    transmission lines.

    7. Steam from the turbine is condensed into water, using water


    from the cooling tower, before returning to the boiler as part of a
    continuous cycle. Callide C uses a cooling tower like the one in
    the graphic and Callide B has a natural draft cooling tower.

    8. The combustion of coal in the boiler produces ash. The exhaust


    gases carry the ash to a high efficiency filtration system, which
    removes ash from the flue gas before it goes up the chimney.

    9. Ash is stored onsite or recycled offsite.

    Technical Information
    General Generator Information
    Callide B Callide C Callide B Callide C
    Permanent Workforce 260 General Boiler
    Commissioned 1988 2001 Manufacturer Babcock Hitachi IHI

    Site Capacity 1,525MW Capacity 700MW 825MW Height 42m 42m


    Units 2 x 350MW 1 x 420MW, 1 x 405 MW Furnace Operating Temperature 1,400ºC 1,400ºC
    Transmission 275kv 275kv Steam Pressure 17,700 kPa 25,100 kPa
    Fuel Black coal, conveyed from the adjacent Callide Coalfields Fuel Black coal Black coal Main Steam Temperature 539ºC 566ºC
    Turbine Chimneys

    Quantity of coal burnt per year ~6 million tonnes Type Steam Steam Height 210m 230m
    Manufacturer Hitachi Toshiba Flue Gas 135ºC 135ºC

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