USCG USCG Steam
Set 10 • Question #47 of 496
Launch Interactive Practice Room While your vessel is steaming with one boiler, the automatic combustion control system sensing line for the idle boiler is accidentally opened. How will this effect the steaming boiler?
A
The steam pressure will drop.
B
The steam pressure will rise.
✓ Correct Answer
C
The water level will rise.
D
The water level will drop.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Steam Plants (Boilers & Turbines), regarding 'While your vessel is steaming with one boiler, the automatic combustion control system sensing line for the idle boiler is accidentally opened. How will this effect the steaming boiler', the verified engineering fact is: 'The steam pressure will rise.'.
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