Elucidating modeling aspects of thermoelectric generator

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-32

  Niu, Zhiqiang ^a   Yu, Shuhai ^a   Diao, Hai ^a   Li, Qianshan ^a   Jiao, Kui ^a   Du, Qing ^a   Tian, Hua ^a   Shu, Gequn ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary condition; Conservation equation; Cross section; Heat and electricity transfer; Numerical model; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CROSS SECTION; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS; VARIABLE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS;

NUMERICAL MODELS;

EID: 84922572902     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.01.107     Document Type: Article

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