Development of a miniaturized energy converter without moving parts

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 741-761

  Kania, Thomas ^a   Schilder, Boris ^a   Kissel, Thilo ^a   Stephan, Peter ^a   Hardt, Steffen ^a   Dreizler, Andreas ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalytic assisted combustion; Micro combustion chamber; Micro energy converter; Micro evaporator; Near wall combustion; PowerMems; Thermoelectric energy conversion; Thermographic phosphors

Indexed keywords

MICRO ENERGY; MICRO EVAPORATORS; NEAR-WALL; POWERMEMS; THERMOGRAPHIC PHOSPHORS;

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMBUSTORS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 84878708123     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-012-9418-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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