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Physics — Energy Flow: Power Station

Energy losses in a thermal power station.

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Coal power station energy flowChemical energy (coal)100Thermal energy100Electrical energy35Waste heat (cooling)50Flue/stack losses15Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 5 nodes and 4 flows. The widths add up.5 nodes named only by a flow — `Chemical energy (coal)`, `Thermal energy`, `Electrical energy`, `Waste heat (cooling)`, `Flue/stack losses`. They are drawn un…Conserved: 100 enters at `Chemical energy (coal)` and 100 leaves at `Electrical energy`, `Waste heat (cooling)`, `Flue/stack losses`, and every one of the 1 n…

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title "Coal power station energy flow"
flow "Chemical energy (coal)" "Thermal energy" 100
flow "Thermal energy" "Electrical energy" 35
flow "Thermal energy" "Waste heat (cooling)" 50
flow "Thermal energy" "Flue/stack losses" 15