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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2002.26.10.1333

Characteristic of Electric Generation for the Water Flow Rate in Thermoelctric Generator Using Hot Water  

Woo, Byung-Chul (한국전기연구원 신소재응용연구 그룹)
Lee, Hee-Woong (한국전기연구원 신소재응용연구 그룹)
Suh, Chang-Min (경북대학교 공과대학 기계공학부)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.26, no.10, 2002 , pp. 1333-1340 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop a thermoelectric generation system which converts unused energy from close-at-hand sources such as garbage incineration heat and industrial exhaust etc. into electricity. This paper presents applicability of a commercially available thermoelectric generator f3r waster heat recovery. The test facility consists of water heater, pump, thermoelectric module and aluminium tubes and hot and cold water is used as heat source and sink fluids. It is shown that the three components of thermoelectric research exist in manufacturing a thermoelectric generator. The first component is fabrication of thermoelectric materials, the second is manufacturing of thermoelectric generator with 32 thermoelectric modules. The last one is characteristic measuring of thermoelectric generator with 32 thermoelectric modules of two types, cooling and power purpose. It was found that the rate of cold and hot water is 25 and 37 liter per minute and the maximum power of thermoelectric generator is 28Watts and its efficiency is 1.04%.
Keywords
Thermoelectric Generator; Thermal Stress; Pottier Effect; Seebeck Effect; Figure of Merit;
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