Much attention is now focused on utilizing ground heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings, as well as water heating, refrigeration and other thermal tasks. Modeling such systems is important for understanding, designing and optimizing their performance and characteristics. Several heat...

The temperature response in the soil surrounding multiple boreholes is evaluated analytically and numerically. The assumption of constant heat flux along the borehole wall is examined by coupling the problem to the heat transfer problem inside the borehole and presenting a model with variable...

Concepts, methods and applications -- Motivation -- An introduction to exergy and economics -- Exergy -- Exergy and economics -- Exergy and economic methods -- Applications of exergy-based economic methods -- History of exergy and economic methods -- Illustrative examples -- Exergy analysis --...

In the present work, the results are reported of the energy and exergy analyses of three biomass-related processes for electricity generation: the biomass gasification integrated externally fired combined cycle, the biomass gasification integrated dual-fuel combined cycle, and the biomass...

The Aspen Plus process simulation package is used to evaluate the characteristics of the four-step Cu–Cl thermochemical water splitting cycle in terms of energy and exergy, to support the ultimate development of a pilot plant. Alternative designs for the heat exchanger network using Aspen...

Biomass can be converted thermo- and bio-chemically to solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels. In this paper, energy, exergy and exergoeconomic analyses are applied to a biomass integrated post-firing combined-cycle power plant. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the cycle are found to be...

Some aspects are illustrated of energy conversion processes during the operation of electric railway vehicles with traction induction motors, in order to support transport systems’ sustainability. Increasing efforts are being expended to enhance the sustainability of transportation...

In recent years, wind energy utilization has become increasingly attractive on economic grounds. Wind turbines for electricity generation employ a proven technology, supply energy on a reliable and sustainable basis, and at good, windy sites may even be competitive with conventional sources of...