Performance review of a novel combined thermoelectric power generation and water desalination system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 256-269

  Date, Abhijit ^a   Gauci, Luke ^a   Chan, Raymond ^a   Date, Ashwin ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Heat pipes; Low grade heat; Passive cooling; Phase change; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; DESALINATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PIPES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY; WATER FILTRATION;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; LOW GRADE HEAT; PASSIVE COOLING; PHASE CHANGE; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

SALINE WATER;

DESALINATION; HEAT FLUX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; POWER GENERATION; SATURATION;

EID: 84928660817     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.024     Document Type: Article

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