🔍 Key Concepts

• Role of a gland exhaust condenser in a steam turbine system • What the gland exhaust fan is trying to remove (steam + non‑condensable gases) • Where non‑condensable vapors are typically led in a condenser system

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens to steam and air after they leave the gland exhaust condenser—do we want to recover heat, maintain vacuum, or just get rid of them? • Which of the listed options normally operates under vacuum and is designed to handle air/non‑condensables from various sources? • Which option would be unsafe or inefficient if all these vapors were discharged there?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which component in the choices is normally under vacuum and connected to air ejectors or vacuum pumps • Decide which item is primarily for drainage of liquids rather than vapors or gases • Eliminate any option that would vent steam/air directly to atmosphere in a system designed to conserve heat and maintain condenser vacuum