Salt water contamination of condensate could occur at which component?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — Fresh water evaporator
Fresh water evaporators utilize a boiling and condensation process to produce distillate. If raw salt water leaks across the evaporator's internal tube joints or shell boundaries, high-salinity brine directly contaminates the newly generated freshwater vapor, subsequently degrading the condensate purity throughout the closed feed system.
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