The diesel generator set engines on the towing vessel to which you are assigned are fitted with coalescing fuel filters, each fitted with a glass bowl. Assuming that the processed fuel is contaminated with solid impurities and entrained water, what would be the appearance of the bowl with the engine shutdown and no fuel flowing?

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The solids would settle at the very bottom of the bowl, with a layer of water above that. Above the water layer would be a layer of clean fuel up to the top of the bowl.

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The solids would settle at the very bottom of the bowl, with a layer of clean fuel above that. Above the clean fuel layer would be a layer of water up to the top of the bowl.

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The solids would float to the very top of the bowl, with a layer of water below that. Below the water layer would be a layer of clean fuel down to the bottom of the bowl.

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The solids would float to the very top of the bowl, with a layer of clean fuel below that. Below the clean fuel layer would be a layer of water down to the bottom of the bowl.