Exergy Analysis of a Closed System

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I was going through "Engineering Thermodynamics" by Cengel & Boles studying exergy analysis of a closed(non flow) system.Referring to the attachment as you can see the equation,

δWHE=δQ(1-T0/T)=δQ-T0/T.δQ

should give δQ=δWHE+T0dS (using dS=δQ/T)

but in the textbook it's given as,

δQ=δWHE-T0dS

Any thoughts on it?
 
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  • Textbook page titled Exergy of a Fixed Mass: Nonflow (or Closed System) Energy, with equations for reversible heat engine work, entropy change and exergy balance, and a small heat engine diagram in the margin.
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I have split the attachment and resized it for better view.Hope it's legible!
 
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  • Textbook page on exergy of a fixed mass (nonflow or closed system) with equations 8-11 and 8-13 for reversible work and exergy, plus a heat engine diagram with T0 and Q labels.
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  • Textbook page on closed-system energy and exergy: equations 8-16 to 8-19 for specific and total exergy and energy balance, with a diagram of a heat engine between a hot reservoir at T0 and a cold medium.
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For some reason this text defines the sign convention such that (-TdS= δQ). You might need to consult earlier chapters to understand why. It is more common to adopt (TdS= δQ)
 
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Useful nucleus said:
For some reason this text defines the sign convention such that (-TdS= δQ). You might need to consult earlier chapters to understand why. It is more common to adopt (TdS= δQ)

I went through the textbook again and it says,

dS=(δQ/T)int reversible

and the direction of entropy transfer depends on the direction of heat transfer i.e, heat transferred to a system increases it entropy while heat transfer from a system decreases it.

Now if I wish to replace δQ/T with 'dS' in any equation is it necessary to take into account the sign convention?

NOTE:The system is rejecting heat and thus direction of heat transfer is such that would result in a decrease in entropy of the system.So for replacing δQ/T with 'dS' should I write δQ/T=-dS?
 
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