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What is the source of heat for a third stage feed heater (if fitted) while a vessel is underway under full load?

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What is the source of heat for a third stage feed heater (if fitted) while a vessel is underway under full load?

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• Typical steam turbine feedwater heating sequence (from condenser to boiler) • Difference between auxiliary exhaust steam and turbine bleed steam while underway at full sea speed • How pressure level (low/intermediate/high) usually corresponds to feed heater number/stage

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• When the plant is at full load, which steam source is most continuously available and at the right pressure to heat a later (third) stage feed heater? • Think about where the first, second, and third stage heaters are located in the feed system and whether they normally use lower or higher pressure steam as you get closer to the boiler. • Would auxiliary machinery exhaust be the main heating source at sea under full load, or is it more important in port/low-load operations?

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• Verify the direction of feedwater flow (from condenser toward the boiler) and how heater stage number usually increases along that path. • Match the stage number (third) with a reasonable steam pressure level used for that heater in standard regenerative cycles. • Confirm whether auxiliary exhaust steam is normally abundant at full sea speed when main turbines and turbo‑generators are carrying the load.

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What is the source of heat for a third stage feed heater (if fitted) while a vessel is underway under full load?

High pressure bleed steam

Auxiliary exhaust steam

Low pressure bleed steam

Intermediate pressure bleed steam

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