Thermodynamic Analysis

Abstract

The use of thermodynamic analysis plays a pivotal role in performance assessment and evaluation of any system under study. The thermodynamic analysis is branched into two concepts, such as first-law of thermodynamics and second-law of thermodynamics, which are recognized as energy and exergy analyses. These are essentially applicable to all the engineering problems as well as science problems at large. The present chapter sheds light on the importance aspects of energy and exergy analyses for absorption refrigeration systems. Also, presented are the general energy and exergy analyses of individual components of the absorption refrigeration systems. The chapter also discusses the modeling of the absorption refrigeration systems from exergoeconomic and exergoenvironment perspectives, which are helpful in determining the overall effect of using absorption refrigeration systems on society. A brief introduction to optimization is also provided to show how an absorption refrigeration system can be optimized by considering energy, exergy, exergoenvironmental and exergoeconomic parameters.