Questions for Chapter 2: EXERGY AND COMBUSTION

1. What are the three elements needed for combustion?

Oxygen, heat and fuel
2. What is Exergy?
Exergy is the work potential of a source or system, that is, the amount of energy we
can extract as useful work.
3. What is Anergy?
It is the losses produces in the exergy
4. When is a system at the dead state?
A system that is in equilibrium with its environment is said to be at the dead state
5. Write the formula for Exergy and Specific Exergy. Name each term
(know the meaning of the symbols).
Exergy:

E=( UU 0 )+ po ( V V 0 ) T 0 ( SS 0 ) + KE+ PE

Specific exergy:

e=( uu0 ) + po ( vv 0 ) T 0 ( ss 0 ) +

V2
+ gz
2

6. What is Reversible Work?

Reversible Work is defined as the maximum amount of useful work that can be
produced as a system undergoes a process between the specified initial and final
states.
7. Define Irreversibility.
Any difference between the reversible work, , and the useful work,
8. What is the difference between Exergy and Available Work?
Exergy is the maximum amount of work that can be obtained from a system and

the available work is completely available and can be transformed into other
forms of mechanical work
9. Calculate Carnot efficiency for a heat engine.

10. Study the examples learned in class for calculating Exergy, Anergy, Reversible
Work, Irreversibility and Efficiency.

11. Calculate first law and second law efficiency for a heat engine.

First law efficiency

st==/
Second law efficiency

th/th.rev
th.rev=eficiencia trmica en condiciones reversibles
sd

12. Convert temperature from degrees Celsius and Kelvin.

T(C) = T(K) 273
T(K) = T(C)+273
T(F) = 1.8*T(C) + 32
T(R) = (T(K) - 273.15)* 1.8 + 491.67