Hybrid Poly-Generation Energy Systems: Thermal Design and Exergy Analysis

Hybrid Poly-generation Energy Systems: Thermal Design and Exergy Analysis provides an analysis of the latest technologies and concepts of hybrid energy systems, focusing on thermal applications. The book guides readers through an introduction to hybrid poly-generation systems and the storage options available before working through the types of hybrid systems, including solar, fuel cells, combustion, and heating and cooling. An analysis of the economic and environmental impact of each system is included, as well as methods and approaches for exergy and energy improvement analysis. This book can be used as a tool for understanding new concepts in this emerging field and as a reference for researchers and professionals working on the integrated cogeneration of power systems.

• Guides the reader through hybrid processes they can apply to their own system designs
• Explains operational processes and includes multiple examples of optimization techniques
• Includes renewable energy sources, CO2 capturing processes in combined systems and advanced exergy analysis methods

Mehdi Mehrpooya is a Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of Tehran, where he heads the Division of Energy Technologies and leads the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Laboratory. He specializes in energy, hydrogen technologies, and energy storage. A highly cited researcher, he has been recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher since 2018 and has received multiple Outstanding Researcher Awards. He has published widely, holds patents, and has led international collaborations in energy technology.

Majid Asadnia is an assistant professor who works in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Kar Higher Education Institute, Iran. He is also working for the Iranian Oil Pipelines and Telecommunication Company. Majid’s favorite fields of research are gas liquefaction systems, exergy analysis, energy consumption management, and integrated management systems.

Amir Hossein Karimi works in the Renewable Energies and Environment Department, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, at the University of Tehran, Iran.

Ali Allahyarzadeh-Bidgoli is a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Environmental and Thermal Engineering and the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has experience in thermal engineering with knowledge in synthesis, optimization, and management of GHG emissions, renewable and hybrid energy systems, including energy integration and cryogenic process, which resulted in more than 40 technical contributions to books, journals, and international conferences.