TY - JOUR
TI - Autoclave device exergy and energy analysis in hospital sterilization units
AU - Sahin Mehmet Erhan
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2022
VL - 26
IS - 4
SP - 2955
EP - 2961
PT - Article
AB - One of the biggest problems in the world and in our country is energy. Energy  use in Turkey is increasing gradually. As a result, an economic burden is  created on the country with energy dependent on foreign sources. For this  reason, energy should be used in the most efficient way to reduce energy  costs and environmental impacts. It is one of the places where energy use is  high in hospitals operating on a 24-hour basis. In this study, exergy and  energy analysis of autoclave devices in the sterilization unit of Isparta  Suleyman Demirel University Research and Appli­cation Hospital were made and  the energy recovery potential was evaluated. As a result of the  calculations, the average exergy loss of the autoclave was found to be  1.0376 kW, and as a result of the energy analysis, the average loss in the  boiler was found to be 0.117655 kW. Similarly, the energy and exergy  efficiency of the autoclave were calculated as 10% and 89.75%, respectively.