Heat transfer effect on optimal performance of two-stage thermoelectric heat pumps

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 221, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1635-1641

  Chen, Lingen ^a   Li, J ^a   Sun, F ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Finite time thermodynamics; Non equilibrium thermodynamics; Optimization; Two stage semiconductor thermoelectric heat pump

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

FINITE-TIME THERMODYNAMICS; NEWTONS HEAT TRANSFER LAW; NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; TWO-STAGE SEMICONDUCTOR THERMOELECTRIC HEAT PUMP;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 38349013207     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES740     Document Type: Article

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