A potential heat source for the micro-thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3282-3289

  Li, J ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Li, Z W ^a   Yang, W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Combustion; Energy; Heat transfer; Planar combustor; Porous media; Wall temperature

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL WIDTHS; CYLINDRICAL TUBES; ENERGY; FLOW CONDITION; GASEOUS MIXTURE; HEAT SOURCES; KEY COMPONENT; MICRO-COMBUSTORS; MICRO-THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC; PLANAR COMBUSTOR; POROUS MEDIA; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; RADIATION FLUXES; SUSTAINED COMBUSTION; WALL TEMPERATURE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

COMBUSTION; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 67349202772     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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