Microscale combustion research for application to micro thermophotovoltaic systems

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2625-2634

  Yang, W M ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Shu, C ^a   Xue, H ^b   Li, Z W ^a   Li, D T ^c   Pan, J F ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Micro thermophotovoltaic system; Microcombustion; Photovoltaic array

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0037698987     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00024-4     Document Type: Article

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