Porous media combustion for micro thermophotovoltaic system applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2862-2867

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Micro combustor; Micro thermophotovoltaic system; Porous media combustion

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION; MICRO COMBUSTOR; MICRO THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; MICRO-CYLINDRICAL COMBUSTORS; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; POROUS MEDIA COMBUSTIONS; RADIATION ENERGY;

COMBUSTORS;

COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POROUS MEDIUM;

PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 77957294041     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.06.039     Document Type: Article

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