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Irregular feeding or surging of the feedwater supply to a flash evaporator may be attributed to __________.

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Irregular feeding or surging of the feedwater supply to a flash evaporator may be attributed to __________.

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• Operation of a flash evaporator and how feedwater enters the system • Typical causes of surging or irregular flow in centrifugal pump suction lines • The effect of restrictions vs pressure issues on flow stability

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• Which of these components, if malfunctioning, would most directly affect the consistency of flow into the evaporator, rather than just pressure or vacuum level elsewhere? • Think about what happens at the suction side of a pump: what kind of problem there would make the pump alternately get enough water, then starve, then get enough again? • Which options deal with upstream flow restriction versus those that mainly affect vacuum or auxiliary systems?

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• Identify which choice involves the suction side of the saltwater feed pump. • Decide which problem would most likely create intermittent starvation and then recovery of flow, i.e., surging. • Verify which items primarily affect the air/vacuum system rather than directly throttling the feedwater supply.

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Irregular feeding or surging of the feedwater supply to a flash evaporator may be attributed to __________.

a clogged vent line from the air eductor condenser

erratic water flow through the air eductor

excessive pressure in the sea water feed heater

a dirty strainer in the saltwater feed pump suction line

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Question 1 / 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d4583f

Question 1 of 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d4583f

Irregular feeding or surging of the feedwater supply to a flash evaporator may be attributed to __________.

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Irregular feeding or surging of the feedwater supply to a flash evaporator may be attributed to __________.

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