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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2017.41.3.199

Research for Actively Reducing Infrared Radiation by Thermoelectric Refrigerator  

Kim, Hoon (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.)
Kim, Kyomin (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.)
Kim, Woochul (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.41, no.3, 2017 , pp. 199-204 More about this Journal
Abstract
We introduced a technology for reducing infrared radiation through the active cooling of hot surfaces by using a thermoelectric refrigerator. Certain surfaces were heated by aerodynamic heating, and the heat generation processes are proposed here. We calculated the temperatures and radiations from surfaces, while using thermoelectric refrigerators to cool the surfaces. The results showed that the contrast between the radiations of certain surfaces and the ambient environments can be removed using thermoelectric refrigerators.
Keywords
Thermoelectric Refrigerator; Low-Observability; Infrared;
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