Overview

"The exergy method makes it possible to detect and quantify the possibilities of improving thermal and chemical processes and systems. The introduction of the concept ""thermo-ecological cost"" (cumulative consumption of non-renewable natural exergy resources) generated large application possibilities of exergy in ecology. This book contains a short presentation on the basic principles of exergy analysis and discusses new achievements in the field over the last 15 years. One of the most important issues considered by the distinguished author is the economy of non-renewable natural exergy. Previously discussed only in scientific journals, other important new problems highlighted include: calculation of the chemical exergy of all the stable chemical elements, global natural and anthropogenic exergy losses, practical guidelines for improvement of the thermodynamic imperfection of thermal processes and systems, development of the determination methods of partial exergy losses in thermal systems, evaluation of the natural mineral capital of the Earth, and the application of exergy for the determination of a pro-ecological tax. A basic knowledge of thermodynamics is assumed, and the book is therefore most appropriate for graduate students and engineers working in the field of energy and ecological management."

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Author:   J. Szargut
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   No.18
ISBN:  

9781853127533

ISBN 10:   1853127531
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   14 April 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Exergy balance and exergy losses; Definition of exergy and exergy losses; Exergy balance and exergy efficiency; Exergy and anergy; Typical irreversible phenomena; Anthropogenic and natural exergy losses; Exercises; Chapter 2 - Calculation of exergy; Types and components of exergy; Physical exergy; Chemical exergy; Enthalpy of devaluation; Chemical exergy of organic fuels; Chemical exergy of solutions; Exergy of thermal radiation; Nuclear exergy; Exergy losses in thermal plants; Exercises; Chapter 3 - Cumulative exergy consumption and partial exergy losses; Definition of the cumulative exergy consumption (CExC); The problem of CExC of the human work; A set of input-output equations; Cumulative exergy efficiency; Cumulative and partial exergy losses; Net coefficients of consumption; Sequence method for the evaluation of partial exergy losses; Exercises; Chapter 4 - Practical rules for improving thermodynamic imperfection; Exercises; Chapter 5 - Depletion of non-renewable natural resources; thermo-ecological cost; Definition of the thermo-ecological costs; Evaluation of the thermo-ecological cost of deleterious waste products; Balance equations; Influence of the interregional exchange; Calculation of the thermo-ecological cost; Sustainability index; Exercises; Chapter 6 - Economic applications of exergy; Exergo-economics; Optimization of the thermo-ecological cost; Optimization of the exergetic cost; Correction of the economic optimization; Influence of thermodynamic imperfection on the investment cost; Evaluation of the natural mineral capital and freshwater resources of the Earth; Exercise; Chapter 7 - Application of exergy for determining the pro-ecological tax; Necessity of a new tax; Structure of the pro-ecological tax; Pro-ecological tax resulting from the use of machines and installations; Burdening of imports and exports; Discussion; Exercises;

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