High efficiency segmented thermoelectric unicouple for operation between 973 and 300 K

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1069-1088

  El Genk, Mohamed S ^a   Saber, Hamed H ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; HEAT LOSSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SEGMENTED THERMOELECTRIC UNICOUPLES (STU);

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 0037400342     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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