Available Energy and
Exergy analysis
Dr. Sudarshan B,
Asst. Prof., (Alumni of IISc.)
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
B.M.S.C.E
1. A system at 500 K receives 7200 kJ/min from a source at 1000 K. The temperature of atmosphere is 300
K. Assuming that the temperatures of system and source remain constant during heat transfer find out: (i)
The entropy produced during heat transfer ; (ii) The decrease in available energy after heat transfer.
2. 8 kg of air at 650 K and 5.5 bar pressure is enclosed in a closed system. If the atmosphere temperature and
pressure are 300 K and 1 bar respectively, determine : (i) The availability if the system goes through the ideal
work producing process. (ii) The availability and effectiveness if the air is cooled at constant pressure to
atmospheric temperature without bringing it to complete dead state. Take cv = 0.718 kJ/kg K ; cp= 1.005
kJ/kg K.
3. In a power station, the saturated steam is generated at 200ºC by transferring the heat from hot gases in
a steam boiler. Find the increase in total entropy of the combined system of gas and water and increase in
unavailable energy due to irreversible heat transfer. The gases are cooled from 1000°C to 500°C and all the
heat from gases goes to water. Assume water enters the boiler at saturated condition and leaves as
saturated steam. Take : cpg (for gas) = 1.0 kJ/kg K, hfg (latent heat of steam at 200°C) = 1940.7 kJ/kg.
Atmospheric temperature = 20°C. Obtain the results on the basis of 1 kg of water
4. 3 kg of gas (cv = 0.81 kJ/kg K) initially at 2.5 bar and 400 K receives 600 kJ of heat from an infinite source
at 1200 K. If the surrounding temperature is 290 K, find the loss in available energy due to above heat
transfer.
Reversible work by an open system exchanging heat only with the surroundings
Reversible work in a steady flow process
Availability and exergy analysis for open system:
The maximum useful work (total work – pdV work) that is obtainable ion a process in which the system
comes to equilibrium with its surrounding.
Availability in a steady flow process
