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exergy
Exergy (noun) means Energy that is organised enough to be sent out and used to do work.
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Energy that is organised enough to be sent out and used to do work.
"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."
— J. Honerkamp, Statistical Physics (2002)
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Etymology
The word was coined in 1956 by Zoran Rant (1904–1972), formed from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, away from”) and ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
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What is the meaning of exergy?
"exergy" (noun) means energy that is organised enough to be sent out and used to do work.
What is the opposite of exergy?
The opposite of "exergy" is anergy.
