Thermal Power Plants Shri Balaji
In coal-fired power stations, the raw feed coal from the coal storage area is first crushed into small pieces (in the crusher department) and then conveyed to the coal feed hoppers at the boilers. The coal is next pulverized into a very fine powder. The pulverizes may be Ball/Tube Mills, Vertical Mills or E-Mills. The burnt coal, converted to ash, is then handled and sent for various other uses. To avoid confusion, we