... rely on developing high quality materials realized at an appropriate, application-dependent scale. 21 03 2006 11 09 2006 thin films nanowires thermoelectric conversion cooling thermodynamics thermal conductivity thermoelectricity energy conversion thermoelectric cooling...

... as Teploobmen pri smeshannoy turbulentnoy konvektsii, by Nauka, Moscow. 02 10 2003 22 03 2005 water pipe flow natural convection mass transfer Channel Flow Energy Conversion Forced Convection Heat Transfer Mixed Convection The thermodynamic critical point of water...

... media flow simulation computational fluid dynamics current density mass transfer Computational Energy Conversion Modeling Porous Media Fuel Cells Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC) have the potential to become firmly established as a competitive form of electric power generation...

... of a conventional power system that employs a heat engine is fundamentally limited by the Carnot efficiency 2 , fuel cells convert the chemical energy of fuel directly into electrical power, and thus can maintain a high energy conversion efficiency. However, there are numerous issues that still need...

...M. Cerza; B. Boughey In the satellite or energy conversion industries flat heat pipes may be utilized to transfer heat to the thermal sink. In this investigation, a large flat heat pipe, 1.22 m × 0.305 m × 0.0127 m , fabricated from 50 mil Monel 400 metal sheets and Monel 400 screens...

... energy transfer rates that can be exploited in direct thermal-to-electrical energy conversion processes. The dependence of energy conversion rates on material and operational parameters is demonstrated. Throughout the paper, opportunities for further research involving nanoscale heat transfer, materials...

...G. Chen, Assoc. Prof. Mem. ASME; A. Shakouri Solid-state energy conversion technologies such as thermoelectric and thermionic refrigeration and power generation require materials with low thermal conductivity but good electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, which are difficult to realize...

...C.-W. Park; M. Kaviany In direct combustion-thermoelectric energy conversion, direct fuel injection and reciprocation of the air flowing in a solid matrix are combined with the solid-gas interfacial heat transfer and the solid conduction to allow for obtaining superadiabatic temperatures at the hot...

...J.-M. P. Tournier; M. S. El-Genk 23 Feb 1998 02 Sept 1998 05 12 2007 Energy Conversion Heat Transfer Modeling Radiation View Factors El-Genk, M. S., and Tournier, J.-M., 1998, “Recent Advances in Vapor-Anode, Multi-Tube, Alkali-Metal Thermal-to-Electric Conversion...

...F. J. Cantelmi; D. Gedeon; A. A. Kornhauser Compression-driven heat transfer is important to the performance of many reciprocating energy-conversion machines. For small pressure variations in cylinder spaces without inflow, heat transfer and power losses are well predicted using a simple heat...