Energy, Exergy, Entropy Generation Minimization, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses of Energy Systems-A Mini-Review

Juan C. Ordonez; Eduardo J. C. Cavalcanti; Monica Carvalho

doi:10.3389/frsus.2022.902071

Frontiers in Sustainability (May 2022)

Energy, Exergy, Entropy Generation Minimization, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses of Energy Systems-A Mini-Review

Juan C. Ordonez,
Eduardo J. C. Cavalcanti,
Monica Carvalho

Affiliations

Juan C. Ordonez: Department of Mechanical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Energy and Sustainability Center, Center for Advanced Power Systems, Florida A&M University, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Eduardo J. C. Cavalcanti: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN),Natal, Brazil
Monica Carvalho: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Center of Alternative and Renewable Energy, Federal University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.902071
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3

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Meeting the growing energy demands has become a crucial challenge, which should employ energy integration and benefit from the extraction of the maximum thermodynamic potential of the resources consumed. This brief review presents an overview of the essential elements of the methods of energy, exergy, entropy generation minimization, and exergoenvironmental analyses. In combination, these methodologies constitute a powerful toolbox for the design, analysis, and optimization of energy systems. The quantification of energy and environmental impacts provided by them is essential in guiding toward system designs that are consistent with current energy and environmental needs.

Published in Frontiers in Sustainability

ISSN: 2673-4524 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability

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