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Measure of performance of heat engines
In thermal engineering, exergy efficiency computes the effectiveness of a system relative to its performance in reversible conditions. It is defined as the ratio of the thermal efficiency of an actual system compared to an idealized or reversible version of the system for heat engines. It can also be described as the ratio of the useful work output of the system to the reversible work output for work-consuming systems. For refrigerators and heat pumps, it is the ratio of the actual coefficient of performance (COP) and reversible COP. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Exergy efficiencyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Enhancing steam boiler efficiency through comprehensive energy and exergy analysis: A reviewInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Practical Approach to Exergy and Thermoeconomic Analyses of Industrial ProcessesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Experimental investigation of exergy efficiency of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) water collector based on exergy lossesCited 194 times
- Go sideways: Carnot's theorem (thermodynamics)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Experimental investigation of exergy efficiency of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) water collector based on exergy losses
Exergy-Based Efficiency and Renewability Assessment of Biofuel Production
An exergy approach to efficiency evaluation of desalination
A novel approach for estimation of photovoltaic exergy efficiency
Exergy efficiency of plant photosynthesis
Exergy Efficiency in Industry: Where Do We Stand?
Optimum exergy efficiency of single-effect ideal passive solar stills
Exergy based efficiency indicators for the silicon furnace
🆕 Influential since 2022
Enhancing steam boiler efficiency through comprehensive energy and exergy analysis: A review
Analysis of dual fluidized bed gasification process based on the difference between energy efficiency and exergy efficiency
Exergy Efficiency of Closed and Unsteady-Flow Systems
Experimental investigation thermal and exergy efficiency of photovoltaic/thermal system
Machine learning approaches for predicting energy and exergy efficiency in solar still
📚 Books worth reading
Practical Approach to Exergy and Thermoeconomic Analyses of Industrial ProcessesEnrique Querol · 2012
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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