Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development 2nd Edition

The second edition of Exergy: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development 2nd Edition provides the theoretical underpinnings of exergy along with tools for its analysis and use in optimization and reduction of environmental impacts. The book also provides guidelines for sustainable development. As a research-oriented book, it includes practical features in a usable format often not included in other solely academic books. The theoretical and applied chapters make this the comprehensive go-to reference manual on the topic.

Key features:

• Connects exergy with three essential areas: energy, environment, and sustainable development
• One of the most comprehensive books on exergy, presenting the most up-to-date information in the area with recent developments
• Provides numerous examples, practical applications, and case studies to put theory into practice
• Written in an easy-to-follow style, starting from the basics and working to advanced systems, making it suitable as a textbook for exergy and related courses
• Provides many study problems that foster critical thinking and skills development, with a wide range of applications, from basic to integrated

New to this edition:

• New chapters on chemical exergy, absorption cooling, trigeneration and multigeneration, hydrogen production, novel methods of power generation, and multi-objective optimization
• New sections on solar exergy maps, exergy analyses of novel HVAC and advanced drying systems, and other topics
• Updated practical examples, problems, case studies, and references
• Newly illustrated concepts on multigeneration applications and multi-objective optimization tools
• New exergy-related models, parameters, indexes, and metrics
• Enhanced emphasis on sustainable energy systems and system integration

Dr. Ibrahim Dincer is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Ontario Tech. University and visiting professor at Yildiz Technical University. He has authored numerous books and book chapters, and many refereed journal and conference papers. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He has also delivered many plenary, keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as editor in chief, associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member for various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier׳s Research Excellence Award in Ontario, Canada. For the past seven years in a row he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of The Most Influential Scientific Minds in Engineering and one of the Most Highly Cited Researchers.

Marc A. Rosen is a professor at Ontario Tech University (formally University of Ontario Institute of Technology) in Oshawa, Canada, where he served as founding Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering and the founding Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability. He has written numerous books and journal articles. Professor Rosen received the President’s Award from the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in 2012. He is an active teacher and researcher in sustainable energy, environmental impact of energy and industrial systems, and energy technology (including heat transfer and recovery, renewable energy and efficiency improvement). His work on exergy methods in applied thermodynamics has been pioneering and led to many informative and useful findings. He has carried out research on linkages between thermodynamics and environmental impact and ecology. Much of his research has been carried out for industry.