The discussion centers on the relationship between the exergy of waste heat and the exergy of steam within a combined cycle power plant. It concludes that energy and exergy are properties of substances, indicating that the exergy of waste heat and the exergy of steam are fundamentally the same. Therefore, it is not possible for the exergy of waste heat to be less than that of steam at any point in the power plant, as they represent the same thermodynamic property.
PREREQUISITESThermodynamic engineers, power plant designers, and students studying energy systems will benefit from this discussion, particularly those interested in the efficiency of combined cycle power plants and the role of exergy in thermodynamic processes.
Rafe Zayed said:Is it possible that the exergy of waste heat is less than exergy of steam at any point of the powerplant?