Modeling and performance analysis of a two-stage thermoelectric energy harvesting system from blast furnace slag water waste heat

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 562-569

  Xiong, Bing ^a   Chen, Lingen ^a   Meng, Fankai ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Blast furnace slag water; Two stage thermoelectric generator; Variable temperature heat reservoirs; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY HARVESTING; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INLET FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SLAGS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FLUSHING SLAG WATERS; HEAT RESERVOIRS; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

BLAST FURNACES;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SLAG; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84909583611     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.037     Document Type: Article

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