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Exergy, often referred to as "available energy" or "useful work potential", is a fundamental concept in the field of thermodynamics and engineering. It plays a crucial role in understanding and quantifying the quality of energy within a system and its potential to perform useful work. Exergy analysis has widespread applications in various fields, including energy engineering, environmental science, and industrial processes. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ExergyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Performance evaluation of PV panels/wind turbines hybrid system for green hydrogen generation and storage: Energy, exergy, economic, and enviroeconomicInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Exergetic Aspects of Renewable Energy SystemsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Exergy of undiluted thermal radiationCited 1,153 times
- Go sideways: Second law of thermodynamicsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: ThermodynamicsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Exergy of undiluted thermal radiation
Energy and exergy analysis of hydrogen production by a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer plant
Exergy of Heat Radiation
Role of exergy in increasing efficiency and sustainability and reducing environmental impact
New computational approach for exergy and entropy analysis of nanofluid under the impact of Lorentz force through a porous media
Energy and exergy analysis of photovoltaic–thermal collector with and without glass cover
Evaluation of a chemical-looping-combustion power-generation system by graphic exergy analysis
Exergy, exergoeconomic and environmental analyses and evolutionary algorithm based multi-objective optimization of combined cycle power plants
🆕 Influential since 2022
Performance evaluation of PV panels/wind turbines hybrid system for green hydrogen generation and storage: Energy, exergy, economic, and enviroeconomic
Investigation and performance analysis of solar still with energy storage materials: An energy- exergy efficiency analysis
Mitigating CO2 emission in pulverized coal-fired power plant via co-firing ammonia: A simulation study of flue gas streams and exergy efficiency
Performance evaluation of wind-solar-hydrogen system for renewable energy generation and green hydrogen generation and storage: Energy, exergy, economic, and enviroeconomic
Energy, exergy, economic (3E) analysis, optimization and comparison of different Carnot battery systems for energy storage
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Exergetic Aspects of Renewable Energy SystemsEvanthia A. Nanaki, George Xydis · 2019
- 📕Sustainable Development IndicatorsSøren Nors Nielsen · 2020
ExergyIbrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen · 2007- 📕Long term trends in resource exergy consumption and useful work supplies in the UK, 1900-2000Benjamin Warr · 2007
Practical Approach to Exergy and Thermoeconomic Analyses of Industrial ProcessesEnrique Querol · 2012
Chemical Energy and ExergyNorio Sato · 2004- 📕Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of BuildingsJose M. Sala-Lizarraga, Ana Picallo Perez · 2019
- 📕Handbook of exergy, hydrogen energy, and hydropower researchArthur Calvet · 2009
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