Thermodynamic assessment on the integration of thermo-electric modules in a wood fireplace

• Autorzy: Baldini Andrea , Cerofolini Luca , Fiaschi Daniele , Manfrida Giampaolo , Talluri Lorenzo

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/ceer-2019-0056

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The growing demand for electricity produced from renewable sources and the development of new technologies for the combustion of biomass, arose a growing interest on the possible coupling of thermoelectric modules with stove-fireplaces. The current thermoelectric generators have a solid structure, do not produce noise, do not require maintenance and can be used for the recovery of waste heat or excess, at the same time they hold a very low conversion efficiency and they need an adequate cooling system. Nevertheless, they still hold a cost, which is still too high to make them attractive. Nonetheless, if the modules are applied to a heat source which otherwise would be wasted, the attractiveness of the solution certainly rises. In this study, a thermodynamic analysis of a stove-fireplace is presented, considering both combustion process and the flame – walls heat transfer of the. A design solution for a concentrator device to funnel the wasted heat from the fireplace to the thermo-electric modules is also presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

stove-fireplaces; thermoelectric module; thermodynamic assessment; combustion of biomass; renewable sources

PL

piec kominkowy; moduł termoelektryczny; ocena termodynamiczna; spalanie biomasy; źródła odnawialne

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
• Czasopismo: Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 29, no. 4
• Strony: 218--235
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Baldini Andrea

• OffgridBox®, Somerville, USA

autor

Cerofolini Luca

• OffgridBox®, Somerville, USA

autor

Fiaschi Daniele

• University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

autor

Manfrida Giampaolo

• University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

autor

Talluri Lorenzo

• University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

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