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Teaching The Exergy Method To Engineers

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The shortcomings of the traditional methods of thermodynamic analysis are pointed out. A brief outline of an alternative, new method of thermodynamic analysis known as the Exergy Method is presented. Recommendations are put forward for integrating the material of the Exergy Method into a three year course of Engineering Thermodynamics. Advantages of the Exergy Method are listed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering Queen Mary College, University of London, England

    T. J. Kotas

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  1. Fellow of Magdalene College and Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

    Jeffery D. Lewins

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Kotas, T.J. (1985). Teaching The Exergy Method To Engineers. In: Lewins, J.D. (eds) Teaching Thermodynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2163-7_39

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