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Anergy vs Exergy - What's the difference?

anergy | exergy |

Exergy is a antonym of anergy.



In physics terms the difference between anergy and exergy

is that anergy is dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work while exergy is concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.

anergy

English

Noun

  • (physics) Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into 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.Honerkamp, J. ? Statistical Physics ? Springer, 2002, p. 298 :::To be useful, internal energy has to be concentrated. The more dilute or disorganized the internal energy, the less useful it is ...Newman, Jay ? Physics of the Life Sciences ? Springer, 2008, p. 336
  • (pathology) Deficiency of energy.
  • (immunology) Lack of immunity to an antigen.
    • Antonym
    * exergy

    Related terms

    * anergic

    References

    exergy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia exergy)
  • (physics) Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in the process.
    • :::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.Honerkamp, J. ? Statistical Physics ? Springer, 2002, p. 298 :::To be useful, internal energy has to be concentrated. The more dilute or disorganized the internal energy, the less useful it is ...Newman, Jay ? Physics of the Life Sciences ? Springer, 2008, p. 336
    Antonym
    * anergy

    References