Salinity cells are strategically installed...

Question 1 / 270705eccef9cbacbc34ba4d458b7

Question 1 of 270705eccef9cbacbc34ba4d458b7

Salinity cells are strategically installed in flash type distilling units to indicate the __________. presence of leaks in the flash chambers quantity of the distillate produced

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Question 1 of 27070

Salinity cells are strategically installed in flash type distilling units to indicate the __________. presence of leaks in the flash chambers quantity of the distillate produced

🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose of salinity cells in distilling plants • Difference between quality (purity) and quantity (volume/flow) measurements • How a flash type distilling unit separates fresh water from seawater

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: What does the word salinity actually refer to, and what kind of problem in a distilling unit would show up as increased salinity? • Consider what type of instrument would normally be used to measure flow rate or quantity produced—is that the same as a salinity cell? • In a flash evaporator, if saltwater leaks into the distillate side, what would change that a salinity cell could detect?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify that salinity cells measure concentration of dissolved salts, not volume or flow rate. • Decide whether a leak between saline and fresh sides would be detected as a change in salinity. • Check if anything in the statement suggests the salinity cell is acting as a totalizer or flowmeter, which would be needed to indicate quantity produced.

Question 1 of 27070

Salinity cells are strategically installed in flash type distilling units to indicate the __________. presence of leaks in the flash chambers quantity of the distillate produced

I only

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II