Thermal performance of micro-combustors with baffles for thermophotovoltaic system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 670-677

  Jiang, Dongyue ^a   Yang, Wenming ^a   Chua, Kian Jon ^a   Ouyang, Jianyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Emitter efficiency; Flame stability; Heat recovery; Micro combustion

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS FLOW RATE; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; FLAME STABILITY; MICRO COMBUSTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; WALL TEMPERATURES;

WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 84884877567     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.08.044     Document Type: Article

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