TAESS is a software tool designed for the thermoeconomic analysis of energy systems.
It is based on the thermoeconomic analysis works developed since 1986 by CIRCE and the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Zaragoza.
Its main features are shown here
The current version, TAESS 2.0, is freeware and can be downloaded from here.
This book examines ways of assessing the rational management of nonrenewable resources. Integrating numerous methods, it systematically exposes the strengths of exergy analysis in resources management.
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