Optimization of two-stage peltier modules: Structure and exergetic efficiency

Entropy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1539-1552

  Olivares Robles, Miguel Angel ^a   Ramirez Lopez, Cesar ^a   Vazquez, Federico ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Exergy; Peltier

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867585143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e14081539     Document Type: Article

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