Experimental verification of thermal switch effectiveness in thermoelectric energy harvesting

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 505-511

  McCarty, R ^a,c   Monaghan, D ^b,d   Hallinan, K P ^a,e   Sanders, B ^b,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ESSIC   (United States)

^d APRE/VAS   (Hungary)

^e AIAA ^*

^f AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

AIRCRAFT ENERGY; THERMAL SWITCH; VARIABLE SOURCE;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 34547755792     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.27842     Document Type: Article

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