The auxiliary steam boiler on your vessel is equipped with a gauge glass for local level indication. On which of the following auxiliary boiler types would this gauge glass be attached to a flash chamber also known as a steam accumulator or steam separator?
• Gauge glass location in relation to the actual steam/water drum or vessel where level must be indicated • What a flash chamber / steam accumulator / steam separator does in an auxiliary boiler system • The basic internal construction differences between fire‑tube, water‑tube, and electric auxiliary boilers
• For each boiler type listed, ask yourself: where is steam actually separated from water, and is that where you need to read level? • Think about which boiler designs have a separate vessel or drum where flashing and steam separation occur, rather than all processes happening in one compact shell. • Consider how an electric boiler makes steam and whether it normally needs a separate steam accumulator just to show water level locally.
• For each choice, picture the path of water and steam and identify the exact component where steam leaves the water. • Verify which boiler type commonly uses a separate steam drum or separator connected to the heating section by external pipes. • Check whether the gauge glass is normally installed on the main pressure vessel itself or on a separate flash/steam separator chamber in that design.
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