Thermodynamic analysis of thermoelectric generator including influence of Thomson effect and leg geometry configuration

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 144, Issue , 2017, Pages 388-398

  Lamba, Ravita ^a   Kaushik, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Exergy efficiency; Leg geometry; Shape parameter; Thermoelectric generator; Thomson effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GEOMETRY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY;

DIMENSIONLESS FIGURE OF MERIT; DIMENSIONLESS TEMPERATURES; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; SHAPE PARAMETERS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THOMSON EFFECTS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85018979398     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.069     Document Type: Article

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