Advanced exergy analysis and exergoeconomic performance evaluation of thermal processes in an existing industrial plant

Results of the presented analysis show the difference in thermodynamic and economic operational parameters of the plant for the cases without and with the efficiency measures implemented, i.e. the current state and the state with the avoidable irreversibilities eliminated. Beside obvious increase of exergy efficiency and enhancement of other thermodynamic parameters, certain improvement in the economy of the plant could be achieved.