Benefits of exergy and needs for increased education and public understanding and applications in industry and policy – Part I: Benefits

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-218

  Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

conservation; economics; education; efficiency; energy; environment; exergy; industry; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748808259     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2006.009047     Document Type: Article

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