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turbogenerator


  • n  generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power

  • The steam, which is slightly radioactive, goes directly to a turbogenerator which turns its energy into electricity.
  • They are also cheap, consisting essentially of a sheltered, shallow body of salt water that acts as a solar collector, plus a heat-exchanging system and turbogenerator.
  • TVA had paid $34 per kilowatt for its Widows Creek turbogenerator; because of foreign competition and other factors, the price for similar generators has since dropped to about $14 .

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