| CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [F24S 50/40 (2018.05)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A system, comprising:
a fluid flow control unit;
a sensor; and
an optimization system connected to the fluid flow control unit and to the sensor,
wherein the optimization system is configured:
to cause the fluid flow control unit to adjust the flow of a fluid through the system to maximize an exergy delivered by the system, and
to calculate the exergy delivered by the system as the difference between the exergy generated by the system and the exergy consumed within the system.
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