Portable thermoelectric power generator based on a microfabricated silicon combustor with low resistance to flow

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 8468-8475

  Marton, Christopher H ^a   Haldeman, George S ^b   Jensen, Klavs F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA-SUPPORTED; BISMUTH TELLURIDE; ELECTRICAL POWER; HYDROCARBON FUEL; LOW RESISTANCE; MESOSCALE; MICROFABRICATED; PLATINUM CATALYSTS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER REQUIREMENT; SILICON REACTORS; THERMOELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRICS;

BISMUTH; BUTANE; CATALYSTS; COMBUSTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYDROCARBONS; PLATINUM; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY;

TUNGSTEN;

EID: 79960372213     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie200210d     Document Type: Article

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