This book provides a thorough guidance on maximizing the performance of utility systems in terms of sustainability. It covers general structure, typical components and efficiency trends, and applications such as top-level analysis for steam pricing and selection of processes for improved heat integration. Examples are provided to illustrate the discussed models and methods to give sufficient learning experience for the reader.

Petar Sabev Varbanov, Ji?í ?korpík, Ji?í Pospí?iland Ji?í Kleme?, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic.