Effect of cooling design on the characteristics and performance of thermoelectric generator used for internal combustion engine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-18

  Du, Qing ^a   Diao, Hai ^a   Niu, Zhiqiang ^a   Zhang, Guobin ^a   Shu, Gequn ^a   Jiao, Kui ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cooling channel; Exhaust; Output power; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

AIR; COOLANTS; FLOW VELOCITY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIQUIDS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

COOLANT FLOW RATES; COOLING CHANNELS; COUNTER FLOW ARRANGEMENT; EXHAUST; OUTPUT POWER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE INCREMENT; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

COOLING;

EID: 84930662595     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.05.036     Document Type: Article

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