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exergy

noun

Etymology

The term "exergy" was coined in 1956 by Zoran Rant (1904–1972) from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, away from”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

  1. derived from ἐξ

Definitions

  1. Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.

    • The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat.

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