An advanced micro modular combustor-radiator with heat recuperation for micro-TPV system application

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 749-753

  Yang, Wenming ^a   Chou, Siawkiang ^a   Chua, Kianjon ^a   An, Hui ^a   Karthikeyan, Kumarasamy ^a   Zhao, Xing ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heat recuperation; Micro modular combustor radiator; Micro combustion; Radiation energy

Indexed keywords

RADIATORS;

HEAT RECUPERATION; HIGH POWER DENSITY; MICRO COMBUSTOR; MICRO MODULAR COMBUSTOR-RADIATOR; MICRO-COMBUSTION; MICRO-THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; PORTABLE POWER SOURCES; POWER SOURCES; RADIATION ENERGY; SYSTEM APPLICATIONS; WALL TEMPERATURES;

COMBUSTORS;

COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT BALANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RADIATION BALANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 84862318674     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.024     Document Type: Article

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