An Experimental Investigation into Improving the Performance of Thermoelectric Generators

• Autorzy: Alahmer Ali , Khalid Mohammad Bani , Beithou Nabil , Borowski Gabriel , Alsaqoor Sameh , Alhendi H.

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/145457

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Low-temperature heat sources have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly for energy generation. The majority of thermal devices in the market (including devices using solar energy, geothermal energy, waste energy, and so on) transform heat into electricity indirectly, requiring mechanical work before producing power. Through the Seebeck effect, the technology that employs a thermoelectric generator (TEG) may directly transform heat energy into electricity. The TEG technology provides several advantages, including compactness, quietness, and the absence of moving components. TEGs have a low thermal and electrical efficiency, which is one of their main drawbacks. Therefore, the performance of a thermoelectric generator is improved by employing liquid evaporation heat transfer in this manuscript. The performance of the thermoelectric was examined experimentally and compared to the liquid evaporation mode under varied heat flux values and different modes of heat transfer in terms of free and forced convection with and without fins. The experimental results revealed that when compared to free convection without fins, adopting forced liquid evaporation convection would improve TEG voltage variation by 435.9%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

thermoelectric generator; liquid evaporation; TEG performance; enhancing power generation; waste energy harvesting

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 3
• Strony: 100--108
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Alahmer Ali

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tafila Technical University, P. O. Box 179, 66110, Tafila, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-1504

autor

Khalid Mohammad Bani

• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Applied Science Private University, P.O.Box 166, 11931, Amman, Jordan

autor

Beithou Nabil

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tafila Technical University, P. O. Box 179, 66110, Tafila, Jordan
• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Applied Science Private University, P.O.Box 166, 11931, Amman, Jordan

autor

Borowski Gabriel

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6971-5395

autor

Alsaqoor Sameh

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tafila Technical University, P. O. Box 179, 66110, Tafila, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-8926

autor

Alhendi H.

• Department of Civil Engineering, Applied Science Private University, P.O.Box 166, 11931, Amman, Jordan

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