Heat transfer in thermoelectricity: Modelling, optimization and design

Proceedings of the 7th IASME / WSEAS International Conference on Heat Transfer, Thermal Engineering and Environment, HTE '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 129-134

  Lazard, Myriam ^a  

^a GIP InSIC   (France)

Author keywords

Design; Efficiency; Heat transfer; Modelling; RTGs; Segmentation; Simulations; Thermoelement

Indexed keywords

DESIGN EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER MODELLING; NON-LINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN; RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; SANDWICHED STRUCTURE; THERMOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; THOMSON EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 74949095940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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