🔍 Key Concepts

• Function of air ejectors, intercondensers, and after condensers in a main condenser system • How cooling water flow affects condensation of steam and removal of air/non‑condensable gases • Relationship between condenser vacuum and proper operation of ejectors and associated drains/loop seals

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens to steam and air inside the intercondenser and after condenser if there is not enough cooling water to condense the steam efficiently. • How would reduced condensation affect the pressure (or vacuum) in the system and the amount of condensate produced to drain away? • Which component in the choices is most directly and immediately affected by poor condensation in the air ejector condensers rather than in the main condenser body itself?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which part of the system is primarily responsible for maintaining vacuum in the main condenser and how it depends on air ejectors. • Consider whether insufficient cooling water would more likely lead to less condensate being formed or excess water accumulation in any one part. • Check which option matches the first noticeable system effect when steam in the ejector condensers does not condense properly.