Parametric study of inserting internal spiral fins on the micro combustor performance for thermophotovoltaic systems

Z He, Y Yan, T Zhao, Z Zhang, H Mikulčić - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of MEMS devices, the power system based on micro scale
combustion has drawn great attention. The thermal performance of micro combustion plays …

Performance analysis of two-stage thermoelectric generator model based on Latin hypercube sampling

F Zhang, L Cheng, M Wu, X Xu, P Wang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a device that directly converts thermal energy into
electrical energy. In practical engineering, the internal material parameters of TEG, such as …

Experimental studies on a high performance thermoelectric system based on micro opposed flow porous combustor

Z Zhao, Z Zuo, W Wang, N Kuang, P Xu - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposes an opposed flow porous micro combustor structure that provides stable
combustion in a 2 mm combustion chamber under high inlet power of propane/air. The …

High energy density entrainment-based catalytic micro-combustor for portable devices

E Lin, CT Wilson, A Leroy, B El Fil - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for low-cost, high energy density heat sources has motivated the
development of compact and lightweight combustion-based devices. In this work, we …

Analytical design model for waste heat thermoelectric generator and experimental verification

G Li, J Ying, Y Zheng, W Guo, Y Tang, C Ye - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low conversion efficiency of power systems and carbon emission induced climate crisis
boost extensive investigations on waste heat utilization, particularly studies of converting …

Experiments on a powerful, ultra-clean, and low-noise-level swirl-combustion-powered micro thermoelectric generator

G Li, Z Zhu, Y Zheng, W Guo, Y Tang, C Ye - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Portable power source attracts great interest recently due to the fast development of
electronics. Micro thermoelectric generator (TEG) powered by hydrocarbon fuels is such a …

Optimum load resistance for a thermoelectric generator system

A Attar, HS Lee, GJ Snyder - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The current work focuses on finding the optimum electrical load resistance of thermoelectric
generator system. The optimum load resistance and optimum geometric ratio of a …

Variance-based global sensitivity analysis of a hybrid thermoelectric generator fuzzy system

F Zhang, X Wang, X Hou, C Han, M Wu, Z Liu - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, Hybrid thermoelectric generators (HTEG) model was established based on
nonequilibrium thermodynamics and Newton's heat transfer law. Fuzzy theory was used to …

Experimental study on a high efficient and ultra-lean burn meso-scale thermoelectric system based on porous media combustion

P Qian, X Yuan, Z Chen, C Luo, Z Huang, X Zhu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current combustion-based meso-scale thermoelectric systems generally operate at
stoichiometric ratio, which leads to high emissions. Lean burn is beneficial to the burning of …

Overall numerical simulation of chemical-thermal-electric conversion for an all-in-one thermoelectric generator based on micro scale combustion

Z He, J You, D Kang, Q Zou, W Zhang, Z Zhang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro combustion-based power systems have garnered significant attention owing to their
high energy density and portability. This work presents a numerical simulation process for …