etc.

3kg/s 2kg/s 1kg/s

Figure 1: Shown above is the heat transfer from the heat exchanger to the ambient versus the water exit temperature. The range of water mass flows (mw) is from 1kg/s to 10ks/s (the thicker line) and represents each blue line. The red Q limit line represents the minimum value of the heat transfer which is 0kW---the values above this line are invalid and unrealistic because the heat exchanger would be heated by the ambient temperature, which cannot happen under these conditions.

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1kg/s 2kg/s 3kg/s etc.

Figure 2: Shown above is the entropy generation verses the water exit temperature. The range of water mass flows (mw) is again from 1kg/s to 10kg/s (the bottom thicker line is the 10kg/s line). All of the data above is valid because all produce a positive Sgen.

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Figure 3: Shown above is the entropy generation verses the water exit temperature like in Figure 2. However, the range of water mass flows (mw) extends to 20kg/s. This extension was done to show the approximate maximum mw that would be possible before the Sgen reaches 0. The Sgen limit line shows where Sgen = 0, thus everything below it is not possible.

Conclusion Therefore I conclude that the following: The water mass flow range: mw is in between 1 and 2kg/s o Figure 1: mw > 2kg/s would produce Q > 0, unless the Twe was below 300 K The exit water temperature: for 1 < mw < 2kg/s, 293.15 < Twe < 325 K The entropy generation: 0 < Sgen < 0.5583 kW/K The heat loss to the ambient: will be no more than about 350, ideally 300 < Q < 350 kW

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