Literature

In this overview the literature has been classified into PhD theses, general literature about exergy, applications of exergy analysis and fundamental thermodynamics.

PhD theses in the field of exergy

  • Exergy and Sustainability: Insights into the Value of Exergy Analysis in Sustainability Assessment of Technological Systems, Lydia Stougie, 16 oktober 2014, full text
  • Exergy in the built environment. The added value of exergy in the assessment and development of energy systems for the built environment, Sabine Jansen, 5 november 2013, full text
  • Sustainable Energy Systems: Limitations and challenges based on exergy analysis, Nico Woudstra, 23 oktober 2012, full text
  • Sustainable Power from Biomass: comparison of technologies for centralized or de-centralized fuel cell systems, Richard Toonssen, 8 July 2010
  • Thermodynamic Explorations into Sustainable Energy Conversion, Learning from living systems, S. Lems, 2 March 2009
  • Coated Magnesium - Designed for sustainability?, C.E.M. Meskers, 25 November 2008
  • Exergy Efficient Building Design, P. Sakulpipatsin, 17 April 2008
  • The Sustainability of Recycling Systems? Fundamental Limits, System Flexibility and Resource Use Efficiency, O. Ignatenko, 21 January 2008
  • Thermodynamic and Economic Principles and the Assessment of Bioenergy, S.S. de Vries, 7 September 1999

General literature about exergy

  • Bejan, A, Entropy Generation Minimization
  • Kotas, T.J., The exergy method of thermal plant analysis, Krieger Publishing Company; ISBN 0-89464-941-8
  • Swaan Arons, J. de; Kooi, H.J. van der; Sankaranarayanan, K., Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004; ISBN 0-8247-0845-8
  • Szargut, J., Exergy method: technical and ecological applications,Publisher Southampton: MIT Press, 2005; ISBN 1-85312-753-1
  • Szargut, J; Morris, D.R.; Steward F.R., Exergy analysis of thermal, chemical, and metallurgical processes., Springer-Verlag; ISBN 3-540-18864-9
  • Woudstra, N., Exergy: the quality of energy (pdf )
  • Woudstra, N., Thermodynamische rendementen gebaseerd op exergie, Verwarming en Ventilatie, September 2002, p. 673-681
  • Woudstra, N., Towards sustainable energy systems, ECOS2000, Enschede, The Netherlands (5-7 July, 2000), p. 965-978

Applications of exergy

Exergy analysis applied to fuel cell systems

  • Aravind, P.V., Studies on High Efficiency Energy Systems Based on Biomass Gasifiers and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Ni/GDC Anodes, PhD thesis, TU Delft, November 2007.
  • Aravind, P.V.; Ouweltjes, J.P.; Woudstra, N.; Rietveld, G., SOFC performance with biomass derived gas. 6th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, (28 June - 2 July) 2004, Lucerne, page 1514
  • Aravind, P.V.; Woudstra, N.; Ouweltjes, J.P.; Andries, J.; Rietveld, G., Integration of biomass gasifiers with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, 2nd World Biomass Conference, 2004, Rome, page 1058
  • Au, S.F.; Hemmes, K.; Woudstra, N., Flowsheet calculation of a combined heat and power fuel cell plant with a conceptual molten carbonate fuel cell with separate CO2 supply. Journal of Power sources 122 (2003), 19 – 27
  • Au, S.F.; Hemmes, K.; Woudstra, N., The influence of operating temperature on the efficiency of combined fuel cell and power cycle system. Journal of the electrochemical society, 149(7), A8790A885
  • Au, S.F.; McPhail, S.J.; Woudstra,N.; Hemmes, K., The influence of operating temperature on the efficiency of a combined heat and power fuel cell plant. Journal of Power sources 122 (2003), 37 - 46
  • Au, S.F.; Woudstra, N.;Hemmes, K., Study of multistage oxidation by flowsheet calculations on a combined heat and power molten carbonate fuel cell plant. Journal of Power sources 122 (2003), 28 - 36
  • Au, S.F.; Woudstra, N.;Hemmes, K., Uchida, I., Verification of a simple numerical fuel cell model in a flow sheeting program by performance testing of a 110 cm2 molten carbonate fuel cell, Energy Conversion and Management 44 (2003), 2297-2307
  • Bosch, K.J.; Woudstra, N.; Nat, K.V. van der, Designing Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Hybrid Systems using Exergy Analysis, Fourth International ASME Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 19-21, 2006, Irvine, California.
  • Groot, A. de, Advanced Exergy Analysis of HT Fuel Cell Systems, PhD Thesis, TU Delft, january 2004.
  • Hemmes, K.; Patil, A.; Woudstra, N., Internal Reforming SOFC System for Flexible Co-Production of Hydrogen and Power. FUELCELL2005-74153 Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Ypsilanti, MI, May 23-25, 2005
  • Hemmes, K.; Houwing, M.; Woudstra, N., Modeling of a Direct Carbon Fuel Cell System. FUELCELL2005-74155, Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Ypsilanti, MI, May 23-25, 2005
  • Hemmes, K.; Houwing, M.; Woudstra, N., Modeling of a Methane Fuelled Direct Carbon Fuel Cell System. FUELCELL2005-74175, Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Ypsilanti, MI, May 23-25, 2005
  • Toonssen, R.; Woudstra, N.; Verkooijen, A. H. M., Reference System for a Power Plant Based on Biomass Gasification and SOFC. In: 8th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, Luzerne, Switserland, 2008 (pdf)
  • Toonssen, R.; Woudstra, N.; Verkooijen, A.H.M., Decentralized generation of Electricity from biomass with proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, 2009, 194(1), 456-466
  • Toonssen, R.; Woudstra, N.; Verkooijen, A.H.M., Decentralized generation of Electricity with solid oxide fuel cells from centrally converted biomass, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35(14), 7594-7607
  • Woudstra, N.; Stelt, T.P. van der; Hemmes, K., Thermodynamic Evaluation and optimization of Fuel Cell Systems, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Volume 3, Number 2, May 2006 (p.155-164)
  • Woudstra, N.; Stelt, T.P. van der; Hemmes, K., Thermodynamic Evaluation and Performance of Fuel Cell Systems. FUELCELL2005-74164, Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Ypsilanti, MI, May 23-25, 2005

Other applications

  • Nat, K.V. van der; Woudstra, N.; Spliethoff, H., Evaluation of several biomass gasification processes for the production of a hydrogen rich synthesis gas. International Hydrogen Energy Congress and Exhibition IHEC 2005, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-15 July 2005 (10 p)
  • Sakulpipatsin, P., Exergy Efficient Building Design, PhD Thesis, TU Delft, April 2008.
  • Stougie, L.; Dijkema, G.P.J.; Van der Kooi, H.J.; Swaan Arons, J. de, Entropie of exergie – maat in het milieubeleid, 1994
  • Toonssen, R.; Woudstra, N.; Verkooijen, A. H. M., Exergy Analysis of Hydrogen Production Plants Based on Biomass Gasification. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2008; 33(15): 4074-4082
  • Woudstra, N., Thermodynamische rendementen bij de productie van warmte van lage temperatuur (pdf )
  • Woudstra, N., Towards sustainable energy systems (pdf)
  • Woudstra, N.; Stelt, T. van der, Exergy analysis of combustion systems, ECOS 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 30 - July 2, 2003, Vol.II: 835 – 842 (pdf)
  • Woudstra, N.; Woudstra, Th.; Pirone, A.; Stelt, T. van der, Thermodynamic evaluation of combined cycle plants, Energy Conversion and Management, 2010, 51, 1099-1110.

Fundamental thermodynamics

  • Cengel, Y.A.; Bowles, M.A., Thermodynamics: an Engineering Approach, McGraw-Hill
  • Lier, J.J.C. van; N. Woudstra, Thermodynamica voor energiesystemen, Delft University Press, Delft, 2000
  • Moran, M.J.; Shapiro, H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Wiley and Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-471-27471-1
  • Smith, J.M.; Ness, H.C. van; Abbott, M., Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill

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