thermodynamic approach of entropy generation minimization (EGM). This approach provides the key insights on how the available energy … role of distributed heating in enhancing the thermal mixing, temperature uniformity and minimization of entropy generation … dominates the total entropy generation. In contrast, thermal mixing is improved due to enhanced convection at higher Da …

energy consumption in a thermal process. The temperature–entropy diagram shows that in order to gain the maximum energy …

different components of the machine. The second law analysis provides the entropy generation in each element and its … contribution at the degradation of the COP as well as the total entropy generation of the system. We have proposed a modification … of the initial configuration of the machine to reduce the energy losses occurring in the components of high entropy …

rooted in the thermodynamic constraints associated with producing fuels with high energy, low entropy, and high exergy from … dispersed materials. In this study, a preliminary thermodynamic analysis is presented that calculates the energy, entropy, and …

sustainability energy-related metric based on entropy balancing of a non-energy system. An underlying objective in this … of process quality, to entropy generation inherent to the considered manufacturing system. Hence, a manufacturing system …

, representing a significant contribution to irreversibility that is frequently omitted in engineering analysis. Entropy and exergy …