Thermal Management and System Integration

Microfabricated Power Generation Devices: Design and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 113-140

  Wilhite, Benjamin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy integration; Materials selection; Microsystem design; Microsystem packaging; Process intensification; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889451363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527624065.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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