Exergy has to do with work potential or quality of the energy. When heat (thermal) energy is converted to work, the second law of thermodynamics states that not all of the heat energy can be converted to useful work. The part that can be converted to useful work is referred to as the exergy. 

Most often, the higher the source temperature, the better the efficiency and exergy of a process. MHI products reach very high temperatures in air and thus provide some of the highest source temperatures in an extremely versatile fashion. The higher temperatures possible with MHI products (heating elements, advanced materials, furnaces, steam units, Airtorches, etc.) give rise to high exergy. MHI also offers sub-assemblies in the form of heating elements, coils and plasma devices. 

In almost a similar manner, plant and process productivity are greatly improved with high temperature availability. Read an article on process and plant productivity. (requires free Macromedia Flash Player).

Energy is always conserved, but the same amount of energy at 1900°C (MHI MP1900 elements) has more potential than when the energy is available at a lower temperature. The quality of energy is more important than the quantity for determining what the energy can do for you.  MHI specializes in high quality energy. MHI products may be used for conversion of low quality energy to high quality energy. To find out how, please contact MHI.

If you are looking for high energy efficiency and plant productivity please find out more about the unique GA-XP™heating element, Steam units, HotTops™ and the Plasma Airtorch™.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Please contact MHI by email or 513-772-0404 in order to enable us to offer the best system for your application.  MHI is a leader in advanced materials and thermal systems.