Question: Part 2 : Now for the heat exchanger: ( 3 5 marks ) The condenser of this refrigeration cycle has a heat output requirement achieved

Part 2: Now for the heat exchanger: (35 marks)
The condenser of this refrigeration cycle has a heat output requirement achieved using a heat exchanger. Consider a simple water-cooled, thin-walled, counter-flow heat exchanger. The refrigerant gas flows through the inner annulus, and water on the outer annulus. Determine suitable annulus diameters for the counter-flow heat exchanger, where the flow is designed to be laminar for water, and laminar for the refrigerant. Hydraulic diameter maybe required.
In terms of a modified cross-section, such as the outer region of an annulus, the hydraulic diameter is used for Reynolds numbers, pressure drop, and the actual cross-sectional expression is used for the mass flow rate. i.e. hydraulic diameter is not used for the mass flow rate.
Design basis:
Assume a condenser heat output of 17 kW (which may or may not be the correct previous answer.)
Part 2 : Now for the heat exchanger: ( 3 5 marks

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