What device is used to produce power and to rotate shaft-driven equipment such as pumps, compressors, and electrical generators?
A) Turbine
B) Trip valve
C) Throttle valve
D) Nozzle

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A) Correct. Turbines are devices that are used to produce power and to rotate shaft-driven equipment such as pumps, compressors, and electrical generators.
B) Incorrect. A trip valve is a device that can be closed quickly (tripped) to stop the flow of steam to a turbine.
C) Incorrect. A throttle valve is a device, or series of devices depending on turbine power that can be opened or closed slowly (throttled) to control steam flow to the turbine.
D) Incorrect. A nozzle is the device in the turbine entry piping that converts pressure to velocity and directs the flow of steam to the turbine blades.

What Device Is Used to Produce Power and to Rotate