ABSTRACT

Translating fundamental principles of irreversible thermodynamics into day-to-day engineering concepts, this reference provides the tools to accurately measure process efficiency and sustainability in the power and chemical industries-helping engineers to recognize why losses occur and how they can be reduced utilizing familiar thermodynamic princi

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Thermodynamics Revisited

chapter 4|14 pages

Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect

chapter 5|12 pages

Reduction of Lost Work

chapter 6|14 pages

Exergy, a Convenient Concept

chapter 7|10 pages

Chemical Exergy

chapter 8|14 pages

Simple Applications

chapter 9|26 pages

Energy Conversion

chapter 10|24 pages

Separations

chapter 11|20 pages

Chemical Conversion

chapter 12|8 pages

A Note on Life Cycle Analysis

chapter 13|28 pages

Sustainable Development

chapter 15|16 pages

Solar Energy Conversion

chapter 16|16 pages

Biomass Production and Conversion

chapter 17|10 pages

Green Chemistry

chapter 18|28 pages

Economics, Ecology, and Thermodynamics

chapter 19|12 pages

Future Trends