Multi-physics simulation of thermoelectric generators through numerically modeling

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 300-305

  Chen, M ^a   Bach, I ^a   Rosendahl, L A ^a   Condra, T ^a   Pedersen, J K ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPICE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE NUMERICAL METHOD; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM; MULTI-PHYSICS; MULTI-PHYSICS SIMULATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; ONSAGER; REAL-TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRICS;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

EID: 51849154315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2007.4569483     Document Type: Conference Paper

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