Exergy Analysis in Environmental Protection – Implications

Abstract

Exergy analysis as a method for calculation of thermodynamic process efficiency is a useful tool in energy management and technology in general. Besides the quantity it indicates the quality of an energy form or natural resource, i. e. identifies critical, inefficient points in a thermodynamic system or a plant. Nowadays, exergy methods are increasingly being used for improvement and promotion of efficient energy use of natural resources and optimization of complex process systems, as well as for the estimation of various energy transformations environmental footprint.