An exergy-based framework for evaluating environmental impact

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1442-1459

  Simpson, Adam P ^a   Edwards, Chris F ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dead state free energy; Environmental change; Environmental impact; Exergy; Exergy analysis; Reference state

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; GLOBAL WARMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; DEAD STATE FREE ENERGY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; KEY ATTRIBUTES; LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; REFERENCE STATE; SECONDARY IMPACTS; TIME-SCALES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79952190651     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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