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Electric power generation by super-adiabatic combustion in thermoelectric porous element

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  • Hanamura, Katsunori
  • Kumano, Tomoyuki
  • Iida, Yuya

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A new system for converting combustion heat into electric power was proposed on the basis of reciprocating-flow super-adiabatic combustion in a catalytic and thermoelectric porous element. Self-sustaining combustion of an extremely low-calorific gas was successfully achieved in the element; because a reciprocating flow in the porous element recirculated energy, effectively regenerating combustion gas enthalpy into an enthalpy increase in the low-calorific gas. In the combustion system, a trapezoidal temperature distribution was established along the flow direction, resulting in a steep temperature gradient in the thermoelectric porous element. Numerical simulation showed that 94% of the combustion heat was transferred through the thermoelectric element by conduction. As a result, the total thermal efficiency, which was defined as the ratio of the electric power generated to the combustion heat, attained a value close to the conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric device itself.

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  • Hanamura, Katsunori & Kumano, Tomoyuki & Iida, Yuya, 2005. "Electric power generation by super-adiabatic combustion in thermoelectric porous element," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 347-357.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:30:y:2005:i:2:p:347-357
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.05.010
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