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InternationalJournal of

Exergy

Volume 5, Nos. 5/6, 2008

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International Journal of Exergy (IJEx) covers aspects of exergy analysis of engineering and non-engineering systems and processes in a large variety of disciplines, ranging from mechanical engineering to physics and chemical engineering to industrial ecology and is dedicated to providing an interdisciplinary platform for information and ideas in the field of exergy and thermodynamic optimisation. It publishes a wide range of original, high-quality research papers, and ancillary features, spanning activities from fundamental research to industrial applications. IJEx covers aspects of exergy analysis of engineering and non-engineering systems and processes in a large variety of disciplines, ranging from mechanical engineering to physics and chemical engineering to industrial ecology.

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RECENT ADVANCES IN EXERGY RESEARCH

Guest Editors: Professor Antonio F. Miguel

Professor A. Heitor Reis

Department of Physics, University of Evora, Geophysics Centre of Evora (CGE),

P.O. Box 94, 7002-554 Evora, Portugal Rua Romao Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Evora, Portugal

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Int. J. Exergy, Vol. 5, Nos. 5/6, 2008

Contents

SPECIAL ISSUE: RECENT ADVANCES IN EXERGY RESEARCH

Guest Editors: Professor Antonio F. Miguel and Professor A. Heitor Reis

487 Editorial Antonio F. Miguel and A. Heitor Reis

489 Recent developments in exergy analysis and exergoeconomics George Tsatsaronis

500 Optimal use of energy systems and processes Michel Feidt

532 Exergy cost of mineral resources Rui N. Rosa and Diogo R.N. Rosa

556 Energy and exergy analysis of an Automobile Heat Pump system Mehmet Direk and Murat Hosoz

567 Exergetic and exergoeconomic analysis of an Aircraft Jet Engine (AJE) Ozgur Balli, Haydar Aras, Nil Aras and Arif Hepbasli

582 Functional exergy efficiency and exergy consumption behaviour forair-to-air heat exchangers operating at near-environmental temperatures E.C. Boelman, P. Sakulpipatsin, H.J. van der Kooi, L.C.M. Itard and P.G. Luscuere

605 Analysis of buildings’ energy consumption by means of exergy method Lamberto Tronchin and Kristian Fabbri

626 Exergy analysis of a diffusion absorption refrigeration system R. Ben Jemaa, N. Ben Issa, S. Ben Issa and A. Bellagi

638 Exergy analysis of BIGGT and EFGT cycles Sandro Barros Ferreira, Paula de Mello Ribeiro Pinto and Sérgio Leal Braga

652 Energy analysis of Brayton combined cycles A.L. Polyzakis, C. Koroneos, G. Xydis and A. Malkogianni

684 Effect of Non-Condensable Gases on geothermal power plant performance. Case study: Kizildere Geothermal Power Plant-Turkey Gulden Gokcen and Nurdan Yildirim

696 Contents Index

700 Keywords Index

705 Author Index