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On exergy and sustainable development—Part 1: Conditions …
This paper is based on a vision of sustainable development. It is divided into two parts. The first part introduces conditions and concepts that are of importance for sustainable development. Environmental conditions in terms of causes and effects of emissions, the concept of exergy as a physical measure of difference or contrast and a …
Enhanced lifestyle and energy demand rise together and the wealthy industrialised economics, which contain 25% of the world''s population, consume 75% of the world''s energy supply. The world''s energy consumption today is estimated to 22 billion kWh yr −1. About 6.6 billion metric tons carbon equivalent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission …
Full size image. When we look at the energy sources, four main categories can be mentioned as fossil fuels, nuclear, renewables, as well as others. Currently, fossil fuels are the dominant energy source, globally, as shown in Fig. 2.2. Fossil fuels replaced wood and whale oil as the dominant energy source.
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 ...
Exergy : Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
Exergy, Second Edition 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. ...
Role of exergy in increasing efficiency and sustainability and …
A new sustainability index is developed as a measure of how exergy efficiency affects sustainable development. Exergy can also identify better than energy …
Exergy : Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Third Edition provides a systematic overview of new and developed systems, new practical examples, problems and case studies on several key topics ranging from the basics of thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of …
Enlightens readers to exergy''s connection with three essential areas: energy, environment and sustainable development. Provides numerous examples, practical applications and case studies to put theory into …
This chapter elucidates the concept of exergy and its relationship to the energy resources. It derives useful expressions for the exergy of primary energy sources including: fossil fuels, geothermal, solar, wind, hydraulic, tidal, wave, and nuclear. The effects of the environment on the exergy of energy sources, the energy conversion …
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 ...
Exergy for better environment and sustainability | Environment, Development …
In this paper, some key aspects and definitions of exergy are presented, and practical examples are given in order to highlight its usefulness in design, analysis and performance improvement for various types of energy processes for better environment and sustainable development. The relations between exergy, sustainability and …
Exergy and Sustainable Development for Chemical Industry …
Further discussions about ecosystem evaluation by exergy can be found in the book of Dincer and Rosen (2007): Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. 2.3.3. Depletion of natural resources evaluation Resources are materials in disequilibrium with the environment, what leads to an exergy content.
Full repowering of an existing fossil fuel steam power plant in terms of energy, exergy, and environmen for efficiency improvement and sustainable ...
In this study, the feed-water-heating method is studied due to its numerous advantages for the repowering of 320 MW units at Isfahan power plant. In this method, only low-pressure heat exchangers or only high-pressure heat exchangers can be replaced with a new gas–water heat exchanger, or both can be replaced by two high-pressure and low …
EXERGY Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Book • 2007 Authors: Ibrahim Dincer and Marc A. Rosen ... sustainable development, and environmental impact has become increasingly significant as it allows the problems to be better addressed ...
Exergy as the confluence of energy, environment and sustainable …
The results suggest that exergy provides the basis for an effective measure of the potential of a substance or energy form to impact the environment and appears …
EXERGY : Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
1. Thermodynamic fundamentals. 2. Exergy and energy analyses. 3. Chemical exergy. 4. Exergy, environment and sustainable development. 5. Applications of exergy in …
The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment | SpringerLink
This book is devoted to the analysis and applications of energy, exergy, and environmental issues in all sectors of the economy, including industrial processes, transportation, buildings, and services. Energy sources and technologies considered are hydrocarbons, wind and solar energy, fuel cells, as well as thermal and electrical storage.
A worldwide perspective on energy, environment and sustainable development …
The relations between energy and sustainable development, and between the environment and sustainable development, are described, and an illustrative example is presented. Throughout the paper several issues relating to energy, environment and sustainable development are examined from both current and future …
Exergy, Second Edition deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, …
Ecosystems, the Environment, and Sustainability (Chapter 6)
Energy usage by an exponentially increasing human population has created environmental problems that are stressing several ecosystems on earth. The concept of eco-exergy (which is not equivalent to mechanical work) has been used to explain the relationship between energy use and the formation of complex organisms in …
Exergy : Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
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....
Exergy and Sustainable Development for Chemical Industry …
There have been a number of studies conducted that analyzed the energy and exergy of domestic sectors [20,23–26]. At present, exergy analysis has been applied on a large scale to the industry sectors [27–29] and to …
Energy and Exergy for Sustainable and Clean Environment, …
This multi-disciplinary book presents the most recent advances in exergy, energy, and environmental issues. Volume 1 focuses on fundamentals in the field and covers current problems, future needs, and prospects in the area of energy and environment from researchers worldwide. Based on some selected lectures from the Eleventh International ...
Exergy, environment and sustainable development (2013)
The relation between sustainable development and the use of resources, particularly energy resources, is of great significance to societies. Attaining sustainable development requires that sustainable energy resources be used, and is assisted if resources are used efficiently. Exergy methods are important since they are useful for improving efficiency. …
Exergy for environment, ecology and sustainable development
The energy sector plays a vital role in attempts to achieve sustainable development by balancing economic and social developments with environmental protection. National governments need to assess the long-term advantages and disadvantages of their available energy sources to reconcile the pressures induced by …
Exergy: energy, environment and sustainable development (Book) …
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 …
Exergy, energy, environment and sustainable development
Exergy, energy, environment and sustainable development Ibrahim Dincer and Marc A. Rosen Elsevier, c2007 Available at / 10 libraries Iwate University Library 501.6:D76 0012198727 ...
Renewable energy strategies for sustainable development
Sustainable Energy Development Strategies typically involve three major technological changes: energy savings on the demand side [1], [2], efficiency improvements in the energy production [3], [4], and replacement of fossil fuels by various sources of renewable energy [5], [6]. Consequently, large-scale renewable energy implementation …
Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Third Edition provides a systematic overview of new and developed systems, new practical examples, …
