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Exergy Analysis of Solid Fuel-Fired Heat and Power Plants: A Review
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery. (Combustion and Thermal Processes)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7478-3480
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery. (Computational Modelling)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3992-7060
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery. (Combustion and Thermal Processes)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0037-3555
2017 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]

The growing demand for energy is particularly important to engineers with respect to how the energy produced by heat and power plants can be used efficiently. Formerly, performance evaluation of thermal power plants was done through energy analysis. However, the energy method does not account for irreversibilities within the system. An effective method to measure and improve efficiency of thermal power plant is exergy analysis. Exergy analysis is used to evaluate the performance of a system and its main advantage is enhancement of the energy conversion process. It helps identify the main points of exergy destruction, the quantity and causes of this destruction, as well as show which areas in the system and components have potential for improvements. The current study is a comprehensive review of exergy analyses applied in the solid fuels heat and power sector, which includes coal, biomass and a combination of these feedstocks as fuels. The methods for the evaluation of the exergy efficiency and the exergy destruction are surveyed in each part of the plant. The current review is expected to advance understanding of exergy analysis and its usefulness in the energy and power sectors: it will assist in the performance assessment, analysis, optimization and cost effectiveness of the design of heat and power plant systems in these sectors.

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Basel, Switzerland: MDPI , 2017.
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exergy, heat and power, solid fuels, system efficiencies
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Engineering and Technology Energy Engineering
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Resource Recovery
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-11885DOI: 10.3390/en10020165ISI: 000395469200019Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85014124644OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-11885DiVA, id: diva2:1070984
Available from: 2017-02-02 Created: 2017-02-02 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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