Chapter 8 EXERGY
Chapter 8 EXERGY
Chapter 8 EXERGY
EXERGY
Lecture # 4
Concept of Exergy
Dead State
When a system of interest is at T0 and p0 and at rest relative to the
environment.
At the dead state there can be no interaction no interaction between
system and environment and, thus, no potential for developing work
Unavailable energy
is the portion of
energy that cannot
be converted to
work by even a
reversible heat
engine.
Significance of Exergy
Exergy of a System: 1- Close System
Specific Exergy
Exergy Change
1. What is the exergy of 2.5 kg of
steam at 500 ℃, 1 MPA at a height
1.4 m above the ground level?,
Take environment condition to be
20 ℃, 1 atm.
Energy
Balance
Exergy
Balance
exergy utilization improving as the use temperature Tu
approaches the source temperature Ts
Example
Steam enters an adiabatic turbine at 6 MPa, 600C, and 80 m/s and leaves at 50
kPa, 100C, and 140 m/s. The surroundings to the turbine are at 25C,100 kPa. If
the power output of the turbine is 5MW, determine
(a)the power potential of the steam at its inlet conditions, in MW.
(b) the reversible power, in MW.
(c)the second law efficiency.