The rain was hammering against the corrugated metal roof of the Old Generation Plant. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of wet grease and ozone. Lucas, a junior process engineer, stood shivering next to a massive, silent vessel. It was the Deaerator, the heart of the boiler feed water system. The rain was hammering against the corrugated metal

Lucas looked at the portable pump. It was rusted, ancient, and the nameplate was barely legible. "Elias, does this thing even work? And how do we know it’s big enough? This deaerator is huge." a junior process engineer