Heat transfer and thermophotovoltaic power generation in oil-fired heating systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1543-1548

  Butcher, T A ^a   Hammonds, J S ^b   Horne, E ^c   Kamath, B ^d   Carpenter, J ^e   Woods, D R ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EDTEK Inc   (United States)

^d Heat Wise Inc   (United States)

^e ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Oil fired boiler; Self powered heating; Thermophotovoltaic; TPV

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEAT TRANSFER; OIL FIRED BOILERS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COUPLING MECHANISM; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION; RESIDENTIAL HEATING; SELF-POWERED; THERMAL MECHANISMS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 79951537584     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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