Symbiotic application of thermoelectric conversion for fluid preheating/power generation

被引：42

作者：

Min, G ^{[1
]}

Rowe, DM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cardiff Univ, Sch Engn, NEDO Lab Thermoelect Engn, Cardiff CF2 3TF, S Glam, Wales

来源：

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT | 2002年 / 43卷 / 02期

关键词：

thermoelectric; energy conversion; cogeneration; heat recirculation; combustion;

D O I：

10.1016/S0196-8904(01)00024-3

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

In general, a thermoelectric converter exhibits low conversion efficiency due to the relatively small dimensionless figure of merit (zT less than or equal to 1) of currently available thermoelectric materials. This limits its application to specialised areas. Attempts to improve its economic viability have primarily focused on improving the conversion efficiency by increasing the figure of merit of thermoelectric materials, with only marginal success. A novel idea, which provides an alternative solution to overcome the low efficiency drawback, is to operate the thermoelectric converter in a combined heat and power generation mode (cogeneration). In this paper, a thermoelectric incorporated cogeneration system is proposed, and its key elements and advantages discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：221 / 228

页数：8

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