Chemical Exergy of Fuels and Efficiency Analysis of Energy Utilizations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Shaoxiang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Balance ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Enthalpy Change ◽  
Efficiency Evaluation ◽  
Free Enthalpy ◽  
Chemical Potentials ◽  
Chemical Exergy ◽  
Standard Enthalpy Change ◽  
Exergy Balance

Many studies have investigated the chemical exergy of fuels. The results showed that it is equal to the negative standard free enthalpy change (SFEC) of the fuel combustion or the correction value. However, because the products of the combustion still have the chemical potentials of diffusion, the negative SFEC is not the whole of the chemical exergy of fuels. Because the accurate entropy of fuels cannot be obtained, the accuracy of the SFEC is doubtful and some corrections become necessary. But any correction risks misrepresenting the exergy balance of fuel-fired energy systems. In this paper, some important thermodynamic fundamental problems were studied, which showed that the chemical exergy of fuels should be equal to the negative standard enthalpy change. The formulas of total entropy generations and exergy efficiencies of energy utilizations were deduced, so that the exergy efficiency evaluation just needs heat balance data. The case studies were also given.

A discussion on equations of phase equilibrium between two regular binary phases

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1433-1438
Author(s):  
Jan Vřešťál
Keyword(s):  
Phase Equilibrium ◽  
Linear Function ◽  
Concentration Dependence ◽  
Absolute Temperature ◽  
Enthalpy Change ◽  
Independent Parameter ◽  
Free Enthalpy ◽  
Regular Solutions ◽  
Regular Model ◽  
Concentration Dependences

The conditions of the existence of extreme on the concentration dependences of absolute temperature (x are mole fractions) T = Tα(xkα) and T = Tβ(xkβ) denoting equilibrium between two binary regular solutions are generally developed under two assumptions: 1) Free enthalpy change of pure components k = i, j at transition from phase α to β is a linear function of temperature. 2) Concentration dependence of excess free enthalpy (identical with enthalpy) of solutions α and β, respectively, is described in regular model by one concentration and temperature independent parameter for each individual phase.

The Equilibrium and the Determination of D00 (H—CN)

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (16) ◽  
pp. 2365-2370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Betowski ◽  
Gervase Mackay ◽  
John Payzant ◽  
Diethard Bohme
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Standard Enthalpy ◽  
Transfer Reaction ◽  
Standard Free Energy ◽  
Proton Transfer Reaction ◽  
Enthalpy Change ◽  
Standard Free Energy Change ◽  
Flowing Afterglow ◽  
Standard Enthalpy Change

The rate constants and equilibrium constant for the proton transfer reaction [Formula: see text] have been measured at 296 ± 2 K using the flowing afterglow technique: kforward = (2.9 ± 0.6) × 10−9 cm3molecule−1s−1, kreverse = (1.8 ± 0.4) × 10−10 cm3 molecule1 s−1, and K = 16 ± 2. The measured value of K corresponds to a standard free energy change, ΔG296°, of −1.6 ± 0.1 kcal mol−1 which provides values for the standard enthalpy change, ΔH298°= −1.0 ± 0.2 kcal mol−1, the bond dissociation energy, D00(H—CN) = 124 ± 2 kcal mol−1, and the proton affinity, p.a.(CN−) = 350 ± 1 kcal mol−1.

scholarly journals A method for investigating the effect of temperature on the 695 nm band of insoluble cytochrome c

1975 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Moore ◽  
C Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Computer Analysis ◽  
Standard Enthalpy ◽  
Entropy Change ◽  
Enthalpy Change ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Standard Entropy ◽  
Ferricytochrome C ◽  
Standard Enthalpy Change

A method is described for computer analysis of simple spectrophotometric changes in particulate systems, and this has been applied to the bleaching of the 695 nm band of insoluble ferricytochrome c by temperature. The results show that insolubilization has no effect on the standard enthalpy change but lowers the value for the standard entropy change. This effect appears to be independent of the concentration of the gel matrix to which the cytochrome c is bound, but dependent on the ionic strength of the surrounding solution.

scholarly journals Quantifying Electricity Supply Resilience of Countries with Robust Efficiency Analysis

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Gasser ◽  
Marco Cinelli ◽  
Anna Labijak ◽  
Matteo Spada ◽  
Peter Burgherr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Robustness Analysis ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Hybrid Framework ◽  
Dea Models ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Electricity Systems ◽  
Ccr Model

The interest in studying energy systems’ resilience is increasing due to a rising awareness of the importance of having a secure energy supply. This growing trend is a result of a series of recent disruptions, among others also affecting electricity systems. Therefore, it is of crucial importance for policymakers to determine whether their country has a resilient electricity supply. Starting from a set of 12 indicators, this paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to comprehensively evaluate the electricity supply resilience of 140 countries worldwide. Two DEA models are applied: (1) the original ratio-based Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes (CCR) model and (2) a novel hybrid framework for robust efficiency analysis incorporating linear programming and Monte Carlo simulations. Results show that the CCR model deems 31 countries as efficient and hence lacks the capability to differentiate them. Furthermore, the CCR model considers only the best weight vectors for each country, which are not necessarily representative of the overall performance of the countries. The robustness analysis explores these limitations and identifies South Korea, Singapore and Canada as the most resilient countries. Finally, country analyses are conducted, where Singapore’s and Japan’s performances and improvement potentials are discussed.

Adsorption of Liquids and Swelling of Wood IV. Temperature Dependence on the Adsorption

Holzforschung ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei Morisato ◽  
Hitoshi Kotani ◽  
Yutaka Ishimaru ◽  
Hiroyuki Urakami
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Standard Enthalpy ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Standard Free Energy ◽  
Isosteric Heat ◽  
Enthalpy Change ◽  
Standard Free Energy Change ◽  
Standard Enthalpy Change ◽  
Low Activity

Summary For the purpose of understanding the swelling phenomenon of wood in liquids, the contributions of enthalpic and entropic terms to the standard free energy change of adsorption have been determined by measuring the temperature dependence of adsorption isotherms. The values of standard enthalpy change of adsorption are smaller for alcohols having both proton-accepting and -donating properties than for acetone having only a proton-accepting property. The results are discussed in terms of the proton-accepting power and the cohesive energy of the respective adsorbate liquids. Methanol showed a larger isosteric heat of adsorption to dried wood than to pre-swollen wood, and the amounts of methanol and acetone adsorbed on dried wood exceeded those on swollen wood within the low activity range. These results indicate the presence of more exothermic sites in dried wood than in pre-swollen wood, and of pre-existing spaces and/or parts loosely hydrogen-bonded between wood constituents in the cell walls of dried wood.

Exergy Costing in Exergoeconomics

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Tsatsaronis ◽  
L. Lin ◽  
J. Pisa
Keyword(s):  
Previous History ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Process Step ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Chemical Exergy ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Exergoeconomic Analysis ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Objective Methodology

Existing methods of exergoeconomic analysis and optimization of energy systems operate with single average or marginal cost values per exergy unit for each material stream in the system being considered. These costs do not contain detailed information on (a) how much exergy, and (b) at what cost each exergy unit was supplied to the stream in the upstream processes. The cost of supplying exergy, however, might vary significantly from one process step to the other. Knowledge of the exergy addition and the corresponding cost at each previous step can be used to improve the costing process. This paper presents a new approach to exergy costing in exergoeconomics. The monetary flow rate associated with the thermal, mechanical and chemical exergy of a material stream at a given state is calculated by considering the complete previous history of supplying and removing units of the corresponding exergy form to and from the stream being considered. When exergy is supplied to a stream, the cost of adding each exergy unit to the stream is calculated using the cost of product exergy unit for the process or device in which the exergy addition occurs. When the stream being considered supplies exergy to another exergy carrier, the last-in-first-out (LIFO) principle of accounting is used for the spent exergy units to calculate the cost of exergy supply to the carrier. The new approach eliminates the need for auxiliary assumptions in the exergoeconomic analysis of energy systems and improves the fairness of the costing process by taking a closer look at both the cost-formation and the monetary-value-use processes. This closer look mainly includes the simultaneous consideration of the exergy and the corresponding monetary values added to or removed from a material stream in each process step. In general, the analysis becomes more complex when the new approach is used instead of the previous exergoeconomic methods. The benefits of using the new approach, however, significantly outweigh the increased efforts. The new approach, combined with some other recent developments, makes exergoeconomics an objective methodology for analyzing and optimizing energy systems.

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