Question 731Steam Plants - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
How is an excess of turbine gland seal steam remedied?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) It is directed to the gland exhaust condenser.
Excess turbine gland seal steam is directed to the gland exhaust condenser to be condensed and returned to the feedwater system. This prevents the excess steam from escaping to the atmosphere, which would be wasteful and potentially hazardous. The other options are incorrect because recirculating the steam via a loop seal (B) is not the proper method for dealing with excess steam, exhausting it to the atmosphere (C) would be wasteful and polluting, and draining it to the makeup feed tank (D) would not be an effective way to handle the excess steam.
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