Effects of chemical fuel composition on energy generation from thermopower waves

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 44, 2014, Pages

  Yeo, Taehan ^a   Hwang, Hayoung ^a   Jeong, Dong Cheol ^b   Yeol Lee, Kang ^a   Hong, Jongsup ^c   Song, Changsik ^b   Choi, Wonjoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; chemical fuel; combustion; energy conversion; picramide; picric acid; thermopower waves

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY GENERATIONS; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; PICRAMIDE; PICRIC ACID;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84908541721     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/44/445403     Document Type: Article

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