Experimental study on performances of flat-plate pulsating heat pipes without and with thermoelectric generators for low-grade waste heat recovery

Y Xu, Y Xue, W Cai, H Qi, Q Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-grade waste heat recovery has significant importance to energy saving and emission
reduction. Due to the lack of cost-effective heat recovery technology, a lot of low-grade heat …

Comparative analysis of organic rankine cycle, Kalina cycle and thermoelectric generator to recover waste heat based on energy, exergy, economic and …

Y Lan, S Wang, J Lu, H Zhai, L Mu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Recovering waste heat below 100° C, accounting for 60% of the whole waste heat, the
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC), Kalina cycle (KC) and thermoelectric generator (TEG) are the …

Computational study of geothermal thermoelectric generators with phase change heat exchangers

L Catalan, M Araiz, P Aranguren, D Astrain - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of thermoelectric generators with phase change heat exchangers has demonstrated
to be an interesting and environmentally friendly alternative to enhanced geothermal …

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 …

Segmental material design in thermoelectric devices to boost heat-to-electricity performance

J Zhao, W Xu, Z Kuang, R Long, Z Liu, W Liu - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a seven-layer segmented thermoelectric generator (STEG) is presented with
four pairs of TE materials imposed on each semiconductor leg. Firstly, the performance of …

[HTML][HTML] Advances and outlook of TE-PCM system: a review

A Liu, H Xie, Z Wu, Y Wang - Carbon Neutrality, 2022 - Springer
This review reports the most recent developments of thermoelectric (TE) system coupled
with phase change material (PCM) and its promising integration options within various PCM …

Non-dimensional design optimization of annular thermoelectric generators integrated in waste heat recovery applications

MH Zaher, MY Abdelsalam, JS Cotton - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The annular thermoelectric generators design facilitates the integration into conventional
tubular heat exchangers which could enable their large-scale implementation in waste heat …

Thermoelectric heat recovery in a real industry: From laboratory optimization to reality

Á Casi, M Araiz, L Catalán, D Astrain - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity, in the form of thermoelectric generators, holds a great potential in waste
heat recovery, this potential has been studied and proved in several laboratory and …

[HTML][HTML] Greener reactants, renewable energies and environmental impact mitigation strategies in pyrometallurgical processes: A review

JP Harvey, W Courchesne, MD Vo, K Oishi… - MRS Energy & …, 2022 - Springer
Metals and alloys are among the most technologically important materials for our
industrialized societies. They are the most common structural materials used in cars …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance-capacitance thermal models as alternatives to finite-element numerical models in the simulation of thermoelectric modules for electric power …

A Martinez - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates that resistance–capacitance models provide equal results than
models based on finite-element software when predicting the performance of a …