Question 341Motor Plants - Assistant Engineer

The correct answer is B) The cooler removes sensible heat from the jacket water. The jacket water cooler, labeled as "3" in the illustration, functions to remove the excess heat generated by the engine's combustion process from the jacket water. This helps maintain the engine at its optimal operating temperature by dissipating the sensible heat, which is the heat that raises the temperature of the jacket water, rather than the latent heat of vaporization. The other options are incorrect because: A) the device does not specifically remove latent heat of vaporization, C) the jacket water cooler is used to cool the jacket water, not heat it, and D) the purpose is to cool the jacket water, not raise the temperature of the sea water flowing through it.