Which of the following statements describes the approximate relation between the feed water entering the unit shown in the illustration and brine being removed? Illustration MO-0111

Correct Answer: Option A — Seventy-five percent of the feed water entering the unit is removed as brine.

Marine distilling plants maintain a specific concentration factor to prevent excessive scaling, resulting in approximately seventy-five percent of the incoming feed water being discharged overboard as concentrated brine while twenty-five percent is recovered as distillate.