Use of thermal isolation to improve thermoelectric system operating efficiency

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 477-487

  Bell, Lon E ^a  

^a BSST LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; COLD WORKING; COOLING; HEATING; HOT WORKING;

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; PREDICTED PERFORMANCE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENTS; THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT; THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84949815170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2002.1190363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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