Exergy. Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Edition No. 3

Table of Contents

1. Thermodynamic Fundamentals 2. Exergy and Energy Analyses 3. Chemical Exergy 4. Exergy, Environment And Sustainable Development 5. Applications of Exergy in Industry 6. Exergy Analysis of Psychrometric Processes 7. Exergy Analysis of Heat Pump Systems 8. Exergy Analysis of Absorption Cooling Systems 9. Exergy Analysis of Thermal Energy Storage Systems 10. Exergy Analysis of Drying Processes and Systems 11. Exergy Analysis of Renewable Energy Systems 12. Exergy Analysis of Steam Power Plants 13. Exergy Analysis of Cogeneration and District Energy Systems 14. Exergy Analysis of Integrated Trigeneration and Multigeneration Systems 15. Exergy Analysis of Cryogenic and Liquefaction Systems 16. Exergy Analysis of Crude Oil Distillation Systems 17. Exergy Analysis of Hydrogen Production Systems 18. Exergy Analysis of Fuel Cell Systems 19. Exergy Analysis of Aircraft Flight Systems 20. Exergoeconomic Analysis of Thermal Systems 21. Exergy Analysis of Countries, Regions, and Economic Sectors 22. Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment 23. Exergy and Industrial Ecology 24. Exergy and Multiobjective Optimization 25. Exergy in Policy Development and Education 26. Closing Remarks and Future Expectations

Appendix A. Glossary of Selected Terminology B. Conversion Factors C. Thermophysical Properties

Authors

Ibrahim Dincer Full professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ontario Tech. University, Canada. Dr. Ibrahim Dincer is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Ontario Tech. University and visiting professor at Yildiz Technical University. He has authored numerous books and book chapters, and many refereed journal and conference papers. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He has also delivered many plenary, keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as editor in chief, associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member for various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier?s Research Excellence Award in Ontario, Canada. For the past seven years in a row he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of The Most Influential Scientific Minds in Engineering and one of the Most Highly Cited Researchers. Marc A Rosen Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Marc A. Rosen is a professor at Ontario Tech University (formally University of Ontario Institute of Technology) in Oshawa, Canada, where he served as founding Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering and the founding Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability. He has written numerous books and journal articles. Professor Rosen received the President's Award from the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in 2012. He is an active teacher and researcher in sustainable energy, environmental impact of energy and industrial systems, and energy technology (including heat transfer and recovery, renewable energy and efficiency improvement). His work on exergy methods in applied thermodynamics has been pioneering and led to many informative and useful findings. He has carried out research on linkages between thermodynamics and environmental impact and ecology. Much of his research has been carried out for industry.