Nav wrote:
I know the difference between a vaccumm and and 9 psi! The inlet to the
turbines was not a vacuum Doug!

If you don't believe me, try asking at

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org...919/91698.html

Or you could dig up a copy of "The Shipbuilder" magazine from 1911 which
discussed the Titanic's engineering plant in some detail.

Here's a clue- check the designed pressure drop across the turbine...
then look at some specs on operating main condensers...

DSK