Optimized working conditions for a thermoelectric generator as a topping cycle for gas turbines

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Brady Knowles, C ^a   Lee, Hohyun ^a  

^a Santa Clara University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE; EFFICIENCY GAIN; ELECTRICAL WORK; HEAT SOURCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; OPERATING PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; TOPPING CYCLE; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKING FLUID;

BRAYTON CYCLE; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; GAS TURBINES; PREHEATING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84867557335     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4757008     Document Type: Article

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