Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10282070 | Applied Energy | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The performance of multi-element thermoelectric-generators, assuming heat-transfer irreversibilities which obey the linear phenomenological heat-transfer law Q â (ÎTâ1), is studied in this paper by combining finite-time thermodynamics with non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The performance characteristics of the output power, efficiency and working electrical-current are described by numerical examples.
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Authors
Lingen Chen, Fengrui Sun, Chih Wu,