Lapho ijeneretha yesitimu ikhiqiza isitimu, iyakhishwa esithandweni somlilo kubhayela, futhi isitimu esiphuma kubhayela sihlala sinokungcola okuncane, ukungcola okuthile kukhona esimweni esiwuketshezi, ukungcola okuthile kungancibilika ku-steam, futhi kungase kube khona inani elincane lokungcola kwegesi okuxutshwe Ku-steam, ukungcola okunjalo kuvame ukuba usawoti we-sodium, i-carbon dioxide, i-silicon dioxide nosawoti am-am.
Lapho isitimu esinokungcola sidlula ku-superheater, okunye ukungcola kungase kunqwabelane odongeni lwangaphakathi lweshubhu, okuholela esikalini sikasawoti, esizokhuphula izinga lokushisa odongeni, sisheshise ukuqina kwensimbi, futhi kubangele nokuqhekeka ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu. Ukungcola okusele kungena ku-steam turbine yebhayela ngesitimu. Isitimu siyakhula futhi sisebenze ku-steam turbine. Ngenxa yokwehla komfutho we-steam, ukungcola kwehla futhi kunqwabelane engxenyeni yokugeleza ye-steam turbine, okuholela endaweni elukhuni ye-blade, ukulungiswa komugqa wokuma nokuncipha kwesigaba sokugeleza kwesitimu, okuholela ekwehleni kokuphumayo nokusebenza kahle kwe-steam turbine.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, okuqukethwe kukasawoti okuqoqwe ku-valve ye-steam enkulu kuzokwenza kube nzima ukuvula i-valve nokuyivala ngokunethezeka. Ngokuqondene nomusi wokukhiqiza nomkhiqizo uthintana ngokuqondile, uma ukungcola okuqukethwe ku-steam kukhulu kunenani elishiwo, kuzothinta ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo kanye nezimo zenqubo. Ngakho-ke, ikhwalithi ye-steam ethunyelwe yi-steam generator kufanele ihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezijwayelekile zobuchwepheshe, futhi ukuhlanzwa kwe-boiler steam kuye kwaba kubaluleke kakhulu, ngakho-ke umusi we-boiler we-generator umusi kufanele uphathwe ngokuhlanzwa kwe-steam.