Experimental investigation of the applicability of a thermoelectric generator to recover waste heat from a combustion chamber

Applied Energy

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-130

  Aranguren, P ^a   Astrain, D ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Martinez A ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combustion chamber; Prototype; Thermoelectricity; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; EXHAUST GASES; HEAT PIPES; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE INCINERATION;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MASS FLOW; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PROTOTYPE; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

AMBIENT AIR; COMBUSTION; DISSIPATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PIPE; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84929301092     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.077     Document Type: Article

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