Teaching Exergy to Engineering Students in view of the Energy Transition
L Stougie (TU Delft - Energy and Industry)
B.W. de Raad (TU Delft - Energy and Industry, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)
H.J. van der Kooi (TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering)
G Korevaar (TU Delft - Energy and Industry, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)
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Abstract
In view of the energy transition, it is important that engineering students are familiar with the concept of exergy and the added value of exergy analysis compared to energy analysis. Exergy analysis tells the truth about energy efficiency and exergy is directly related to sustainable development. This paper focuses on teaching exergy to students at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), but the contents are valuable to other engineering students as well. To encourage the teaching of exergy, the basics of exergy and exergy analysis are presented, as well as examples and ideas for teaching exergy to BSc students that are related to the topics of their BSc programme. It is recommended that the contents of this paper be discussed with many teachers of BSc programmes, especially teachers of BSc programmes that do not yet seem to include the teaching of exergy, and that attention be paid to teaching exergy to MSc students as well.