Exergy analysis is applied to assess the energy conversion processes that take place in the human body, aiming at developing indicators of health and performance based on the concepts of exergy destroyed rate and exergy ...

An assessment is made of the atmospheric emissions from the life cycle of fuel ethanol coupled with the cogeneration of electricity from sugarcane in Brazil. The total exergy loss from the most quantitative relevant ...

Exergy analysis results from a combination of first and second law of thermodynamics and is a tool to evaluate the quality of energy conversion processes, including those that take place in living organisms...

Liquid biofuels can be produced from a variety of feedstocks and processes. Ethanol and biodiesel production processes based on conventional raw materials are already commercial, but subject to further improvement and ...

In an energy perspective of cost-reduction and configuration-optimization, it becomes necessary to develop and use advanced tools for the analysis, design and improvement of energy conversion systems. In the aeronautical ...

A thermoeconomic analysis of a solar polygeneration plant for the joint production of electricity, fresh water, cooling, and process heat is carried out, in order to analyze in depth the process of exergy cost formation ...