🔍 Key Concepts

• air ejector condenser purpose in a steam plant • relationship between condenser performance and vacuum • what happens when cooling water leaks into condenser tubes

💭 Think About

• Think about why a condenser is installed on a steam system and what key condition it must maintain to work efficiently. • If water leaks through the tubes, how does that affect the pressure and temperature inside the condenser shell? • Which of the options listed is a direct and immediate consequence of a serious tube leak, rather than a secondary or unlikely effect?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice is directly tied to changes in condenser pressure/vacuum. • Eliminate any choices that relate to steam upstream of the condenser rather than within or after it. • Ask yourself: does a tube leak affect water/condensate side, steam supply side, or small-orifice components like nozzles/strainers? Match that to the most relevant option.