Thermoelectric cold-chain chests for storing/transporting vaccines in remote regions

Applied Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-433

  Chatterjee, S ^a   Pandey, K G ^a  

^a MECON Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Cold Chain; Peltier effect; Solid state heat pump; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VACCINES;

COLD CHAINS;

THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

HEAT PUMP; REFRIGERATOR; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL;

EID: 0141708115     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(03)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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