sunlight heats water in the flat reservoir until it boils; the steam rises through the riser pipe under pressure and pushes the turbine blades, spinning the shaft connected to the generator, which produces electricity that lights the bulb. The spent steam then passes through the condenser, where it cools and turns back into liquid water, returning to the reservoir through the feedwater pipe to be heated again — a closed loop. Drag the slider to see how more (or less) sunlight changes boiler temperature, steam pressure, turbine speed, and electrical output.
wdaclan created this project
about 1 month ago
sunlight heats water in the flat reservoir until it boils; the steam rises through the riser pipe under pressure and pushes the turbine blades, spinning the shaft connected to the generator, which produces electricity that lights the bulb. The spent steam then passes through the condenser, where it cools and turns back into liquid water, returning to the reservoir through the feedwater pipe to be heated again — a closed loop. Drag the slider to see how more (or less) sunlight changes boiler temperature, steam pressure, turbine speed, and electrical output.