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Simulation of a Thermoelectric Module Having Parallelogram Elements
| Title: | Simulation of a Thermoelectric Module Having Parallelogram Elements |
| Authors: | Meng, Xiangning Browse this author | | Fujisaka, Takeyuki Browse this author | | Ito, Keita O Browse this author | | Suzuki, Ryosuke O Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | thermoelectric generation | | Π-type module | | heat transfer | | current density | | finite element analysis |
| Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2014 |
| Publisher: | 日本金属学会 |
| Journal Title: | MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page: | 1219 |
| End Page: | 1225 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.2320/matertrans.E-M2014822 |
| Abstract: | A thermoelectric (TE) module with two different thermal sources for power generation is studied in this work. Here, a conventional Π-type module is tilted in the shape of a parallelogram. A numerical analysis is conducted by using the finite volume method to examine three-dimensional (3-d) flows of heat and electric charge. The module configuration and the shape of the elements determine the distribution of temperature and current density inside the TE module. Further, the shortest path is chosen preferentially as the path of the current, depending on the geometry of the TE elements. Although the distribution of current density depends greatly on the module configuration, the TE output power is not affected by the parallel and symmetrical configurations in the two equivalent modules. Thus, the conventional TE module with Π-type elements is the most favorable, and maximum performance is obtained for a tilting angle of 90° because of the lowest internal electric resistance. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/73957 |
| Appears in Collections: | 工学院・工学研究院 (Graduate School of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 鈴木 亮輔
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