ABSTRACT

Deals with the availability method and its application to power plant system design and energy conversion. The first part of the book describes the development and the formulation of the availability method. The second part presents its applications to energy conversion processes. Examples for each energy conversion system are introduced and there are practice problems throughout the text.

chapter 1|17 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

Reversibility and Work

chapter 3|35 pages

Availability Equations

chapter 5|20 pages

Diffusion Availability

chapter 6|25 pages

Chemical and Fuel Availabilities

chapter 8|47 pages

Electric-Power Generating Systems

chapter 9|26 pages

Heat-Pump and Refrigeration Systems

chapter 10|28 pages

Cogeneration