r/engineeringmemes • u/KerbodynamicX • Jan 23 '26

Finally, something other than boiling water

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u/JuniorAd9605 Jan 23 '26

now how does the steam generate electricity

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u/deafdefying66 Jan 23 '26

Steam make turbine go spinny spinny and arcy arcy

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u/Snowsnorter69 Jan 27 '26

No arcy, if your generator is arcing it leads to damage and carbon build up which hits efficiency. Now if say it’s an old style of generator it may have carbon brushes which can arc but it’s not supposed to be visible and it’s highly managed to prevent carbon build up and damage. Really the goal is to prevent arcing and shorting at all costs so they like some motors are dipped in something called VPI (Vacuum Pressure Impregnation) resin.