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If the pressure control disk in the soot blower illustrated, is moved to a higher position, the result will __________. See illustration SG-0023.

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If the pressure control disk in the soot blower illustrated, is moved to a higher position, the result will __________. See illustration SG-0023.

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• How the pressure control disk interacts with the spring and valve stem in the soot blower • Relationship between steam pressure, flow rate, and the rotation speed of the blower element • How changing the disk position changes the effective port opening / valve travel in the steam path

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• Trace the steam path in the illustration: from the inlet, past the main valve, up to the rotating element. At what point does the pressure control disk affect this flow? • If you move the pressure control disk higher, what happens to the compression of the spring and the force needed for the valve to move? Does that allow more steam through at a given inlet pressure, or less? • How would an increase or decrease in steam flow to the rotating element affect both the rotation speed and the amount of valve travel needed?

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• Identify clearly which numbered part in the illustration is the pressure control disk and which is the spring/valve stem it acts on • Decide whether raising the disk will increase or decrease the opening for steam to pass at the same inlet pressure • Check which choices deal with speed of rotation vs. valve travel vs. pressure in the rotating element, and match that to your conclusion about steam flow and port opening

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Question 1 of 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d46dd7

If the pressure control disk in the soot blower illustrated, is moved to a higher position, the result will __________. See illustration SG-0023.

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If the pressure control disk in the soot blower illustrated, is moved to a higher position, the result will __________. See illustration SG-0023.

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