Exergy analysis of thermal, chemical, and metallurgical processes

TLDR

Exergy analysis has long been applied to thermal processes such as heat engines and power stations, and this book extends the methodology to chemical and metallurgical industries. The book discusses applying exergy concepts to economically optimize complex plants and assess environmental impacts of pollution from external exergy losses. It provides charts and tables for determining exergy of typical substances and illustrates the calculation of exergetic efficiency for representative thermal, chemical, and metallurgical processes. The examples demonstrate that the exergetic efficiencies of typical processes can be quantified, revealing opportunities for improvement. An Instructor's Manual with outline solutions for chapter‑end problems is available.

Abstract

In addition to the exergy analysis of thermal processes, e.g. heat engines and commercial power stations, for which the methods described have been long established, the book considers the chemical and metallurgical process industries. Charts and tables are provided for the determination of the exergy of many typical substances. Examples are drawn from the fields of thermal, chemical and metallurgical engineering and the exergetic efficiency of typical processes is calculated. The book also discusses the application of the exergy concept to the problem of the economical optimization of complex plants and the implications to the environment of pollution due to external exergy losses. An Instructor's Manual is available which contains outline solutions to the problems listed at the end of each chapter.