Condensate from the condenser re-enters the feed water system at the:

Condensate from the condenser re-enters the feed water system at the:

• A. Hot Well
• B. Boiler Room
• C. Deaerator
• D. Feedwater Heater

Answer: (A)

Condensate from the condenser returns to the feedwater system at the hot well. The hot well serves as the condensate receiver right after the condenser, where the hot liquid is collected and stored so it can be pumped back into the feedwater loop. From there it typically goes to the deaerator (to remove dissolved gases) and/or a feedwater heater before entering the boiler. The other locations aren’t entry points for condensate re-entry: the deaerator and feedwater heater are downstream destinations where the condensate is treated and heated, not where it first re-enters the feedwater system. The boiler room isn’t a return point for condensate either, since it receives steam and feedwater, not condensate directly.

Condensate from the condenser returns to the feedwater system at the hot well. The hot well serves as the condensate receiver right after the condenser, where the hot liquid is collected and stored so it can be pumped back into the feedwater loop. From there it typically goes to the deaerator (to remove dissolved gases) and/or a feedwater heater before entering the boiler.

The other locations aren’t entry points for condensate re-entry: the deaerator and feedwater heater are downstream destinations where the condensate is treated and heated, not where it first re-enters the feedwater system. The boiler room isn’t a return point for condensate either, since it receives steam and feedwater, not condensate directly.