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Exergetic Recovery Factors of Energy Resources

An Easy to Use Methodology to Assess Energy Projects

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  • Jan 2025

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Authors:
  1. Ali Akbar Eftekhari

    1. Dept of Geoscience & Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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  2. Hedzer Johannes van der Kooi

    1. Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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  3. Hans Bruining

    1. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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  • Analyzes recovery factors and processes on three levels: theoretical, practical and zero emissions, which allows users to asses and judge various energy options
  • Includes simulation software as Extras materials for use in the assessment framework
  • Equips the reader with the tools and data to make their own decisions and draw their own conclusions on the technical feasibility of energy supply options

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)

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Keywords

  • Exergy Analysis
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Recovery and Efficiency Factors
  • Technical Viability of Energy Solutions
  • Zero Emission Practices

About this book

Using classic thermodynamic principles as the point of departure, this book supplies the tools required to assess the technical viability of energy conversion processes. A new concept, viz. the exergetic (useful energy) recovery factor is introduced that measures net fraction of the extracted useful energy with respect to the initial exergy of the energy resource. With respect to conventional measures, the exergetic recovery factor can be negative, which indicates that more input exergy is required than extracted. A detailed description of the method will be given by applying it both to fossil fuel based energy resources and renewable energy resources. In addition a simplified procedure is given that gives the non-specialist reader the opportunity to judge both conventional and non-conventional energy resources. The case studies discussed comprise the conventional use of fossil fuel (oil gas and coal) the non-conventional use of fossil fuels (shale gas, undergroundcoal gasification) and non-fossil fuel energy resources like geothermal, solar and wind. The book is an ideal guide for those engaged in the transition from fossil-based fuels to renewable and sustainable energy sources and who want to introduce technically viable new energy extraction technologies, which have a reduced carbon footprint.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept of Geoscience & Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Ali Akbar Eftekhari

  • Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Hedzer Johannes van der Kooi

  • Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Hans Bruining

About the authors

Ali Akbar Eftekhari is a chemical engineer specialized in fossil fuel recovery and the use of thermodynamics to find optimal solutions.

Hedzer Johannes van der Kooi is a chemical engineer specialized in Exergy analysis. He is co-author of the book “efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical process industries.

Hans Bruining is a reservoir engineer, specialized in the environmental aspects of oil recovery and coal utilization.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exergetic Recovery Factors of Energy Resources

  • Book Subtitle: An Easy to Use Methodology to Assess Energy Projects

  • Authors: Ali Akbar Eftekhari, Hedzer Johannes van der Kooi, Hans Bruining

  • Series Title: Green Energy and Technology

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04231-2Due: 10 February 2025

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04232-9Due: 10 February 2025

  • Series ISSN: 1865-3529

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 240

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations

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