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Chapter 10

Availability Analysis

Contents

10.1 What is Availability?

10.2 Fun with Scalar, Vector, and Conservative Fields

10.2.1 Scalar and Vector Fields

10.2.2 Conservative Fields

10.3 What Are Conservative Forces?

10.4 Maximum Reversible Work

10.5 Local Environment

10.6 Availability

10.7 Closed System Availability Balance

10.8 Flow Availability

10.9 Open System Availability Rate Balance

10.10 Modified Availability Rate Balance (MARB) Equation

10.11 Energy Efficiency Based on the Second Law

10.11.1 First Law (Energy) Efficiency

10.11.2 Second Law (Availability) Efficiency

10.1 What is Availability?

Availability¹ is a measure of how useful the energy within a system can be. It is the name given to the amount of energy within a ...

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