Thermo-ecology: Exergy as a Measure of Sustainability integrates thermo-ecology and exergy replacement cost as a new and original tool called thermo-ecology cost, or TEC. This tool allows for a more inclusive measurement of the impacts of using renewable and non-renewable resources by including the thermodynamics law in decision-making and presenting applications of this tool across industries and lifecycle assessments. It includes ways to investigate these effects more effectively by combining these critical aspects. This combination has emerged as a valuable decision-support tool for policymakers and the industry as they seek to evaluate the impacts of a product or process.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Thermo-ecological cost - p. 5 3. Fundamentals of exergy analysis - p. 5 4. Fundamental concept of thermo-ecological cost - p. 7 5. Application of harmfulness coefficients to thermo-ecological cost - p. 13 6. Global thermo-ecological cost - p. 16 7. Thermo-ecological cost of abatement installation - p. 19 8. Lifetime application to thermo-ecological cost - p. 23 9. Import and export in thermo-ecological cost methodology - p. 25 10. By-products in thermo-ecological cost methodology - p. 29 11. Human labour in environmental analysis - p. 31 12. Fuel part and mineral part of the thermo-ecological cost - p. 33 13. Partial thermo-ecological cost - p. 38 14. TEC-LC of mineral and metal extraction - p. 40 15. TEC-LC of hard coal in selected countries - p. 45 16. TEC-LC of transport - p. 55 17. TEC-LC of electricity - p. 56 18. Chapter 3. Examples of application of TEC - p. 67 19. Thermo-ecological cost of hard coal with inclusion of the whole life cycle chain [1] - p. 67 20. Thermo-ecological cost of electricity generated in renewable energy sources [8] - p. 75 21. Thermo-ecological evaluation of nuclear power plant within the whole life cycle [25] - p. 96 22. Thermodynamic evaluation of biomass-to-biofuel production systems [36] - p. 106 23. Application of life cycle-thermo-ecological cost methodology for evaluation of biomass-integrated gasification of gas turbine-based cogeneration [44] - p. 121 24. Thermo-ecological assessment of CCHP plant supported with renewable energy [49] - p. 131 25. Thermo-ecological analysis of power plant based on Stirling engine fed with cryogenic exergy of liquefied natural gas [75] - p. 151 26. Exergo-ecological assessment of auxiliary fuel injection into a blast furnace [85] - p. 162 27. Thermo-ecological evaluation of a MILD oxy-fuel combustion power plant [100] - p. 173 28. Chapter 4. Pro-Ecological Tax - p. 191 29. Index - p. 205
Thermo-ecology: Exergy as a Measure of Sustainability integrates thermo-ecology and exergy replacement cost as a new and original tool called thermo-ecology cost, or TEC. This tool allows for a more inclusive measurement of the impacts of using renewable and non-renewable resources by including the thermodynamics law in decision-making and presenting applications of this tool across industries and lifecycle assessments. It includes ways to investigate these effects more effectively by combining these critical aspects. This combination has emerged as a valuable decision-support tool for policymakers and the industry as they seek to evaluate the impacts of a product or process.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Thermo-ecological cost - p. 5 3. Fundamentals of exergy analysis - p. 5 4. Fundamental concept of thermo-ecological cost - p. 7 5. Application of harmfulness coefficients to thermo-ecological cost - p. 13 6. Global thermo-ecological cost - p. 16 7. Thermo-ecological cost of abatement installation - p. 19 8. Lifetime application to thermo-ecological cost - p. 23 9. Import and export in thermo-ecological cost methodology - p. 25 10. By-products in thermo-ecological cost methodology - p. 29 11. Human labour in environmental analysis - p. 31 12. Fuel part and mineral part of the thermo-ecological cost - p. 33 13. Partial thermo-ecological cost - p. 38 14. TEC-LC of mineral and metal extraction - p. 40 15. TEC-LC of hard coal in selected countries - p. 45 16. TEC-LC of transport - p. 55 17. TEC-LC of electricity - p. 56 18. Chapter 3. Examples of application of TEC - p. 67 19. Thermo-ecological cost of hard coal with inclusion of the whole life cycle chain [1] - p. 67 20. Thermo-ecological cost of electricity generated in renewable energy sources [8] - p. 75 21. Thermo-ecological evaluation of nuclear power plant within the whole life cycle [25] - p. 96 22. Thermodynamic evaluation of biomass-to-biofuel production systems [36] - p. 106 23. Application of life cycle-thermo-ecological cost methodology for evaluation of biomass-integrated gasification of gas turbine-based cogeneration [44] - p. 121 24. Thermo-ecological assessment of CCHP plant supported with renewable energy [49] - p. 131 25. Thermo-ecological analysis of power plant based on Stirling engine fed with cryogenic exergy of liquefied natural gas [75] - p. 151 26. Exergo-ecological assessment of auxiliary fuel injection into a blast furnace [85] - p. 162 27. Thermo-ecological evaluation of a MILD oxy-fuel combustion power plant [100] - p. 173 28. Chapter 4. Pro-Ecological Tax - p. 191 29. Index - p. 205
