A Second Law Analysis to Determine the Environmental Impact of Boilers Supplied by Different Fuels

A novel procedure to determine the environmental quality of boilers based on the combustion entropy degradation, the pollutants emission and the device efficiency is proposed. The entropy generation due to the chemical reaction was determined and then the irreversibilities on the external environmen...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Nicoletti, Roberto Bruno, Piero Bevilacqua, Natale Arcuri, Gerardo Nicoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/1/113