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Exergy : energy, environment and sustainable development / Ibrahim Dincer, Marc Rosen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dinçer, İbrahim, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exergy.
- Energy development.
- Energy conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (552 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Elsevier Science, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered as outlined in the contents.Offers comprehensive coverage of exergy and its applications, along with the most up-to-date information in the area with recent developments. 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.
- Contents:
- Thermodynamic fundamentals
- Exergy and energy analyses
- Chemical exergy
- Exergy, environment, and sustainable development
- Applications of exergy in industry
- Exergy analysis of psychrometric processes
- Exergy analysis of heat pump systems
- Exergy analysis of absorption cooling systems
- Exergy analysis of thermal energy storage systems
- Exergy analysis of drying processes and systems
- Exergy analysis of renewable energy systems
- Exergy analysis of steam power plants
- Exergy analysis of cogeneration and district energy systems
- Exergy analysis of integrated trigeneration and multigeneration systems
- Exergy analysis of cryogenic and liquefaction systems
- Exergy analysis of crude oil distillation systems
- Exergy analysis of hydrogen production systems
- Exergy analysis of fuel cell systems
- Exergy analysis of aircraft flight systems
- Exergoeconomic analysis of thermal systems
- Exergy analysis of countries, regions, and economic sectors
- Exergetic life cycle assessment
- Exergy and industrial ecology
- Exergy and multiobjective optimization
- Exergy in policy development and education
- Closing remarks and future expectations
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283740418
- 1283740419
- 9780080970905
- 0080970907
- OCLC:
- 818819686
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