A generalized finite-time thermodynamic model of irreversible multi-element thermoelectric generator is established taking into account inner and external factors. The inner effects include Seebeck effect, Fourier effect, Joule effect and Thomson effect. The irreversibility is caused by the...

Focusing on the low recycling rate of low temperature waste heat in China's iron and steel industry, this study presented a technical solution recycling blast furnace slag flashing water sensible heat based on thermoelectric power generation. The physical and numerical models are established....

Taking into account inner and external multi-irreversibilities, a complete numerical model of commercial thermoelectric generator with finned heat exchangers is established by combining thermodynamics with heat transfer theory. A significant novelty is that physical properties, geometric...

A physical and numerical model of two-stage thermoelectric energy harvesting system driven by blast furnace slag water waste heat is established. The performance of the system with counter-flow type heat exchangers is investigated by numerical simulation. In the case of the temperatures of heat...

The influence of physical dimension of thermocouples on the performance of a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) driven by a thermoelectric generator (TEG) is investigated. The physical dimension parameters include the length and the cross-sectional area of thermocouples. The multiobjective analyses...

Ecological performance optimization of a generalized irreversible thermoacoustic cooler with heat resistance, heat leakage, thermal relaxation and internal dissipation, in which heat transfer between the working fluid and heat reservoirs obeys a complex generalized heat transfer law <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="ctp038ileq1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/></inline-formula>, where n is...

Based on constructal theory, the disc-shaped solid–gas reactors combined heat and mass transfer are investigated in this paper. Radial- and branched-pattern of the discs are considered, and the two pattern discs are optimized based on entropy generation rate minimization. The results show that...