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exergy

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

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exergy (countable and uncountable, plural exergies)

  1. (physics) Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
    • 2002, J. Honerkamp, Statistical Physics, page 298:
      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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