Which of the following conditions is most...

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• Difference between a purifier and a clarifier in fuel oil treatment (one separates water + solids; the other removes only solids). • How water behaves inside a centrifuge bowl when there is no water outlet (water seal / interface level). • Effect of continuous water ingress into a bowl designed to operate as a clarifier.

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• Think about where the water can actually go when the machine is set up as a clarifier rather than as a purifier with a water discharge line. • If small amounts of moisture are always present in the incoming oil, what happens inside the bowl over time, not just instantly? • Consider whether changing temperature or speed would remove the fundamental problem of water having no proper discharge path in clarifier mode.

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• Verify how a clarifier-mode bowl is arranged: does it have a water discharge outlet or only sludge space and clean-oil outlet? • Consider the role of the water seal and interface in purifier mode versus clarifier mode. • Ask yourself: with continuous feed of oil containing water, will the main long‑term effect be on temperature, speed, the type of separation, or on accumulation of one of the phases inside the bowl?

Which of the following conditions is most likely to occur if oil containing moisture is continuously fed to a purifier operating as a clarifier?

The purifier must be operated at a higher temperature.

The purifier must be operated at a higher speed.

The purifier will gradually change operation to separation.

The bowl will eventually fill with water.

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