Experimental study of a burner with high temperature heat recovery system for TPV applications

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1192-1206

  Colangelo, G ^a   De Risi, A ^a   Laforgia, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat recovery; High temperature burner; Range extender; Thermophotovoltaic

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REGENERATORS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE BURNER; RANGE EXTENDER; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC;

WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 32344447385     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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