Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings - 9780128176115

Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of BuildingsDesign and Analysis for Sustainable Energy Systems\nAuthor(s): Jose M Sala-Lizarraga, Ana Picallo-Perez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128176115, 978-0128176115\nSynopsis\nQuantifying exergy losses in the energy supply system of buildings reveals the potential for energy improvement, which cannot be discovered using conventional energy analysis. Thermoeconomics combines economic and thermodynamic analysis by applying the concept of cost (an economic concept) to exergy, as exergy is a thermodynamic property fit for this purpose, in that it combines the quantity of energy with its quality factor. Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings applies exergy analysis methods and thermoeconomics to the built environment. The mechanisms of heat transfer throughout the envelope of buildings are analyzed from an exergy perspective and then t.