Experiments and simulations on low-temperature waste heat harvesting system by thermoelectric power generators

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1291-1297

  Hsu, Cheng Ting ^a   Huang, Gia Yeh ^a   Chu, Hsu Shen ^b   Yu, Ben ^c   Yao, Da Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c Wise Life Technology Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exhaust pipe; Generator; Recovery; Simulation; Thermoelectric; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; RECOVERY; SOLID WASTES; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EXHAUST PIPES; GENERATOR; LOW-TEMPERATURE WASTE HEATS; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; POWER GENERATION; RECYCLING; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 78650565949     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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