BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:REQUEST PRODID:-//ddaysoftware//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Roydon Fraser\, Teaching Chair & Professor\, Mechanical & Mecha tronics Engineering\, University of Waterloo\n\nABSTRACTMany proposals hav e been put forward for a fourth law of thermodynamics (e.g.\, emergy\, con structal theory\, maximum entropy principle\, maximum power principle\, ma ximum efficiency principle)\, all relating to the optimization of complex thermodynamic systems. No claim is going to be made that the maximizing ex ergy utilization (also known as the exergy destruction principle) is a fou rth law of thermodynamics\, however\, it does appear to describe at least one of the major evolutionary principles upon which resilient\, efficient\ , complex thermodynamic systems are built. This talk will use examples fro m nature to hopefully spark new ideas on how to better design complex\, in terconnected\, energy conversion systems. The exergy destruction principle will also be used to explain why currently proposed 4th laws of thermodyn amics are not such. [FYI exergy is a thermodynamic measure of the “quality ” of energy\, and not its magnitude\, form\, or direction.]BIOGRAPHYWISE M ember Roydon Fraser is the Teaching Chair and a Professor in the Departmen t of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. He is also an investigator i n the Green Intelligent Transportation Systems Group at the University of Waterloo.His research interests focus on energy conversion systems. Primar ily\, the characterization of spark ignition engine combustion\, the integ ration and control of alternative fuels powertrains into vehicles\, and th e application of energy and the second law of thermodynamics to the charac terization and optimization of complex thermodynamic systems.Professor Fra ser has expertise in turbulent combustion and non-intrusive combustion dia gnostics as applied to internal combustion engines\, in alternative fuel v ehicle development. He places a particular emphasis on natural gas\, ethan ol and hydrogen (fuel cells) fuels and hybrid vehicles.\n\n DTEND;TZID=Eastern Standard Time:20190129T110000 DTSTAMP:20190204T135726Z DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Standard Time:20190129T100000 LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T135726Z LOCATION:MC 2017 ORGANIZER;CN=Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy via Waterloo Institu te for Sustainable Energy:MAILTO:43f9105d-6a04-4bb4-a0f8-0a5e62007883.21@c a.igloosoftware.com SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:WISE Public Lecture: Exergy Destruction Principle: Is the optimum t hermodynamic system one that maximizes it's utilization of exergy? UID:43f9105d-6a04-4bb4-a0f8-0a5e62007883 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html;FMTTYPE=text/html:Roydon Fraser\, Teaching Cha ir & Professor\, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering\, University of Wat erloo\n\n
ABSTRACT
Many proposals have been put forwar d for a fourth law of thermodynamics (e.g.\, emergy\, constructal theory\, maximum entropy principle\, maximum power principle\, maximum efficiency principle)\, all relating to the optimization of complex thermodynamic sys tems. No claim is going to be made that the maximizing exergy utilization (also known as the exergy destruction principle) is a fourth law of thermo dynamics\, however\, it does appear to describe at least one of the major evolutionary principles upon which resilient\, efficient\, complex thermod ynamic systems are built. This talk will use examples from nature to hopef ully spark new ideas on how to better design complex\, interconnected\, en ergy conversion systems. The exergy destruction principle will also be use d to explain why currently proposed 4th laws of thermodynamics are not suc h. [FYI exergy is a thermodynamic measure of the “quality” of energy\, and not its magnitude\, form\, or direction.]
BIOGRAPHY
WISE Member Roydon Fraser is the Teaching Chair and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. He is also an investigator in the Green Intelligent Transportation Systems Group at the University of Waterloo.
His research interests focus on energy conve rsion systems. Primarily\, the characterization of spark ignition engine c ombustion\, the integration and control of alternative fuels powertrains i nto vehicles\, and the application of energy and the second law of thermod ynamics to the characterization and optimization of complex thermodynamic systems.
Professor Fraser has expertise in turbulent combustion and non-intrusive combustion diagnostics as applied to internal combustion eng ines\, in alternative fuel vehicle development. He places a particular emp hasis on natural gas\, ethanol and hydrogen (fuel cells) fuels and hybrid vehicles.