Exergy : energy, environment, and sustainable development /

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...

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Main Author: Dinçer, İbrahim, 1964-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Rosen, Marc (Marc A.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, ©2007.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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. - Comprehensive coverage of exergy and its applications - Connects exergy with three essential areas in terms of energy, environment and sustainable development - Presents the most up-to-date information in the area with recent developments - Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies - Easy to follow style, starting from the basics to the advanced systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 454 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index.
ISBN:9780080531359
0080531350
0080445292
9780080445298