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Question 1 of 205eccefa1bacbc34ba4d47244

If a tube should leak in an operating main steam turbine lube oil cooler, the water will not immediately contaminate the oil because the __________.

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If a tube should leak in an operating main steam turbine lube oil cooler, the water will not immediately contaminate the oil because the __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Pressure differential between lube oil system and cooling water system • Direction that fluid will flow through a leak when two systems are at different pressures • Normal operating pressures of main lube oil systems versus circulating water systems in a steam turbine lube oil cooler

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• In a leaking tube between two fluids, which fluid moves into which, and what determines the direction of flow? • Under normal turbine operating conditions, which system (oil or water) is typically maintained at the higher pressure, and why might that be intentional? • Which option describes a continuous condition that would prevent immediate contamination, rather than a one-time action by a valve or pump?

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• Compare normal oil pressure to normal cooling water pressure in a main turbine lube oil cooler system • Decide which answer describes an inherent pressure relationship, not a specific device that may or may not act • Ask whether any of the listed valves or pump actions would actually occur automatically just because a tube begins to leak

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If a tube should leak in an operating main steam turbine lube oil cooler, the water will not immediately contaminate the oil because the __________.

second-stage discharge valve will open

plug type bypass valve will open

cooling pump would automatically shut off

oil pressure is greater than the water pressure

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Question 1 / 205eccefa1bacbc34ba4d47244

Question 1 of 205eccefa1bacbc34ba4d47244

If a tube should leak in an operating main steam turbine lube oil cooler, the water will not immediately contaminate the oil because the __________.

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If a tube should leak in an operating main steam turbine lube oil cooler, the water will not immediately contaminate the oil because the __________.

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✅ Before You Answer

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