Exergy evaluation of space-heating options

Evert Nieuwlaar and Daan Dijk

Energy, 1993, vol. 18, issue 7, 779-790

Abstract: A thermodynamic analysis of space-heating options shows that there is an enormous potential for efficiency improvement. The fuel efficiency of space-heating options should be based on exergy rather than on energy. On the basis of quantitative analyses, it is demonstrated that the better performance (relative to conventional boilers) of district heating, small-scale cogeneration and geothermal heat can be explained by the higher degree of exergy matching in the energy-conversion or in the heat-exchange step.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(93)90036-D

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