This thorough and highly relevant volume examines exergy, energy, and the environment in the context of energy systems and applications, and as a potential tool for design, analysis, and optimization. It further considers their role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing for sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered.

This book also:

· Enlightens readers to exergy's connection with three essential areas: energy, environment, and sustainable development

· Provides numerous examples, practical applications, and case studies to put theory into practice

· Has an easy-to-follow style, starting from the fundamental concepts and working to advanced systems and their applications making it suitable for use in the classroom

· Provides many study problems that foster critical thinking and skills development, with a wide range of applications, from basic to integrated

Part 1: Exergy.- Exergy Analysis of a Hybrid Solar-Wind-Biomass System with Thermal and Electrical Energy Storage for a Community.- Exergetic Evaluation of a High-Pressure Hydrogen Production System.- Exergetic Performance Assessment of a Binary Geothermal Power Plant.- Exergetic Assessment of a Hybrid Steam Biomass Gasification and SOFC System for Hydrogen, Power and Heat Production.- Exergoeconomic Analysis of a Hybrid Steam Biomass Gasification-Based Tri-Generation System.- Exergoeconomic Analysis of a Cascade Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration System.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of Solar-Driven ORC Integrated with Fuel Cells and Electrolyser for Hydrogen and Power Production.- Application of Scroll Expander in Cryogenic Process of Hydrogen Liquefaction.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of an Integrated Solar Based Hydrogen Production and Liquefaction System.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Based Integrated Systems for Hydrogen Production.- Simulation and Exergy Analysis of a Copper-Chlorine Thermochemical Water Decomposition Cycle for Hydrogen Production.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Combined Multigeneration System.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Zero Emission Power Plant for Co-Production of Electricity and Methanol.- Thermodynamic Analysis of Geothermally Driven High-Temperature Steam Electrolysis System for Hydrogen Production.- Thermodynamic Analysis of a Solar Driven Tri-Generation System for Building Applications.- Thermodynamic and Cost Analyses of a Residential Hybrid PV-Fuel Cell-Battery System for a Canadian House.- Thermodynamic Assessment of Waste Heat Operated Combined CompressionAbsorption Refrigeration System.- Thermoeconomic Optimization of Scroll-Based Organic Rankine Cycles with Various Working Fluids.- Efficiency Assessment of Crude Oil Distillation Systems.- Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Combined Heat and Power System.- Performance Assessment of a Small SolarPond Stratified With Magnesium Chloride Water.- Performance Assessment of a Recuperative Helium Gas Turbine System.- Investigation of Exergy Ratios of a Solar Pond at Various Reference Temperatures.- Assessment of Desalination Technologies Integrated with Renewable Energy Sources in Turkey.- Exergetic Performance of a Low Bypass Turbofan Engine at Takeoff Condition.- Exergetic Analysis of a Vertical Ground-Source Heat Pump System with Wall Heating/Cooling.- Energy and Exergy Analysis of an R134a Automotive Heat Pump System for Various Heat Sources in Comparison with Baseline Heating System.- Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Perlite Expansion Furnace.- Thermodynamic Performance Evaluation of a Geothermal Drying System.- Performance Evaluation for Different Configurated HRSGs.- Investigation of Energy Efficiency by Making Exergy Analysis in the Cement Sector.- Part 2: Energy.- Energy Analysis of Scroll Compressor Conversion into Expander for Rankine Cycles with Various Working Fluids.- Energy Analysis of Hydrogen Production from a Hybrid Wind Turbine Electrolyzer System.- Evaluation of Thermal Characteristics of a Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System.- Design and Assessment of a Net Zero Energy House.- A Compact Design of Water Heating-Humidification Processes for Solar HDD Systems.- Investigation of Humidity Effects on the Thermal Comfort and Heat Balance of the Body.- Thermal Comfort Analysis of Novel Low Exergy Radiant Heating Cooling System and Energy Potential Comparing to Conventional Systems.- Comparison of Alternating-Current Losses in Two-Layer Superconducting Cables Constructed by Shell-Type and Solid-Core Cylindrical Wires.- Influences of Ferromagnetic Deflectors Between Layers of Superconducting Power Transmission Cables on Transport Current Losses.- Multi Modal Structure for the Management of Energies in a Residential Home.- Quantum Dots Conjugated E. Coli Living Cells as Fluorescent Reporters to Detect Cytotoxicity of Chemicals.- Mathematical Modelingof a Small Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage System.- Use of Transparent Insulation Materials as One of Measures of Improving Energy of Structures.- Experimental Insulation Performance Evaluation of Aerogel for Household Refrigerators.- Full Scale Experimental Studies of a Passive Cooling Roof in Hot Arid Areas.- Investigation of Latent Heat Storage Systems for Green Building Applications.- Short and Long-Term Solar Radiation Estimation Method.- Energy Saving With Double-Skin Glazed Facades in Multi-Storey Buildings.- A New Approach for Compressor &Turbine Performance Map modelling by Using ANFIS Structure.- Performance Estimation of Gas Turbine System via Degree-Day Method.- Evaluation of Turkish Electricity Demand Projections.- Optimized Analysis of Cold Energy Utilization for Cold Storage Project of Xingtan LNG Satellite Station.- Comparison of Different Turbulent Models in Turbulent Forced Convective Flow and Heat Transfer Inside Rectangular Cross-Sectioned Duct Heating at t...