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Exergy Analysis

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Exergy as an available useful work needs to be analyzed from the point of view of the second law of thermodynamics. It derives from Carnot’s thermal efficiency, which is responsible for high-grade energy. Exergy plays an important role in life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA).

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  1. Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

    G. N. Tiwari &  Shyam

  2. Qassim University, College of Engineering, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia

    Arvind Tiwari

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Tiwari, G.N., Tiwari, A., Shyam (2016). Exergy Analysis. In: Handbook of Solar Energy. Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0807-8_19

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