Exergy

This fully updated text deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development.

Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Third Edition includes a systematic overview of new and developed systems, new practical examples, problems and case studies on several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications.

With an On-line ancillary package and a solutions manual this reference connects exergy with three essential areas in terms of energy, environment and sustainable development this is a thorough reference for professionals solving problems related to design, analysis, modeling, and assessment.

• Connects exergy with three essential areas in terms of energy, environment and sustainable development
• Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies
• Written in an easy-to-follow style, starting from the basics to advanced systems

Energy engineers, thermal engineers, power system designers, policy makers, research institutes, environmental scientists and sustainability experts

1. Thermodynamic Fundamentals
2. Exergy and Energy Analyses
3. Chemical Exergy
4. Exergy, Environment And Sustainable Development
5. Applications of Exergy in Industry
6. Exergy Analysis of Psychrometric Processes
7. Exergy Analysis of Heat Pump Systems
8. Exergy Analysis of Absorption Cooling Systems
9. Exergy Analysis of Thermal Energy Storage Systems
10. Exergy Analysis of Drying Processes and Systems
11. Exergy Analysis of Renewable Energy Systems
12. Exergy Analysis of Steam Power Plants
13. Exergy Analysis of Cogeneration and District Energy Systems
14. Exergy Analysis of Integrated Trigeneration and Multigeneration Systems
15. Exergy Analysis of Cryogenic and Liquefaction Systems
16. Exergy Analysis of Crude Oil Distillation Systems
17. Exergy Analysis of Hydrogen Production Systems
18. Exergy Analysis of Fuel Cell Systems
19. Exergy Analysis of Aircraft Flight Systems
20. Exergoeconomic Analysis of Thermal Systems
21. Exergy Analysis of Countries, Regions, and Economic Sectors
22. Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment
23. Exergy and Industrial Ecology
24. Exergy and Multiobjective Optimization
25. Exergy in Policy Development and Education
26. Closing Remarks and Future Expectations

Appendix
A. Glossary of Selected Terminology
B. Conversion Factors
C. Thermophysical Properties