This report describes the characteristics of a thermodynamic concept, exergy, in association with building heating and cooling systems. It introduces the various forms of exergy and the mathematical formulations used to evaluate them. It gives an example of exergy calculation for space heating systems.
Introduction to the concept of exergy
Year:
2002
Bibliographic info:
AIVC CD December 2002
Report from VTT (Finland) - IEA ECBCS Annex 37 - 2002 - 61 pages