Exergy analysis and resource accounting

The objective of this thesis is to establish the utility and limitations of using exergy (a thermodynamic measure of energy quality, or ability to perform work) as a resource consumption metric, and to investigate what role exergy may play in resource consumption decision-making. To do so, this the...

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Main Author: Gaudreau, Kyrke
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4507