EXERGY ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE-CYCLE OF STEEL

Authors
MICHAELIS P JACKSON T CLIFT R
Citation
P. Michaelis et al., EXERGY ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE-CYCLE OF STEEL, Energy, 23(3), 1998, pp. 213-220
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03605442
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
213 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-5442(1998)23:3<213:EAOTLO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Exergy analysis has been applied to the life cycle of steel. Our model yields the estimate that the U.K. steel sector consumed 22GJ of exerg y per tonne of steel delivered to product manufacture in 1994. The ana lysis shows that process improvement and increased recycling within th e life cycle will reduce exergy consumption. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.