Bridging the gap between concepts derived from Second Law of Thermodynamics and their application to Engineering practice, the property exergy and the exergy balance can be a tool for analyzing and improving the performance of energyconversion processes. With the exergy analysis it is possible to evaluate theperformance of energy conversion processes not only on a thermodynamics basisbut also by including production costs and environmental aspects and impacts of the studied processes. This comprehensive approach of the use of energy has, as one of the most important feature, the identification of sustainable waysof energy resources utilization. Based on the fundamentals of the exergy concept, its calculation, graphical representations and exergy balances evaluation, Exergy: Production Cost And Renewability describes the application of detailed exergy and thermoeconomic analysis to power plants and polygeneration systems, petroleum production and refining plants (including hydrogen production), chemical plants, biofuel production routes, combined production of ethanol andelectricity, aircraft systems design, environmental impact mitigation processes and human body behavior. The presented case studies aim at providing students, researchers and engineers with guidelines to the utilization of the exergyand thermoeconomic analysis to model, simulate and optimize real processes and industrial plants.
- ISBN: 978-1-4471-4164-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés