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Study of the influence of heat exchangers' thermal resistances on a thermoelectric generation system

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  • Astrain, D.
  • Vián, J.G.
  • Martínez, A.
  • Rodríguez, A.

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In this paper, a computational study of the influence of the heat exchangers' thermal resistances (in both the hot and cold side) on the efficiency of a thermoelectric generation device has been carried out.

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  • Astrain, D. & Vián, J.G. & Martínez, A. & Rodríguez, A., 2010. "Study of the influence of heat exchangers' thermal resistances on a thermoelectric generation system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 602-610.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:35:y:2010:i:2:p:602-610
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.10.031
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