TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospects of Thermoelectric Generators with Nanofluid
AU - Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali
AU - Mahmoud, Mohamed S.
AU - Elsaid, Khaled
AU - Sayed, Enas Taha
AU - Wilberforce, Tabbi
AU - Al-Murisi, Mohammed
AU - Maghrabie, Hussein M.
AU - Olabi, A. G.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would thank the university of Sharjah for supporting the current project through project number CoV19-0202.
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - A thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a device that can directly convert heat into electricity without any intermediate energy forms such as work in the conventional power generation cycles. Waste heat recovery (WHR) is looking to recover such energy and utilize it for useful applications. The heat transfer efficiency from a waste heat (WH) stream to TEG material, plays a determinant role in the TEG performance. Nanoparticle-based heat transfer fluids, i.e., nanofluids, have significantly improved the heat transfer process, enabling higher energy efficiency in TEG applications. In this respect, we discuss the unique utilization of nanofluids in TEG applications for WHR. The critical role of nanofluids in improving the performance of different TEG for WHR was discussed. Despite the proven improvement with the incorporation of nanofluids in TEG applications, further research is required on both the operational and material development sides to reach the full scale and commercialization of TEG systems.
AB - A thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a device that can directly convert heat into electricity without any intermediate energy forms such as work in the conventional power generation cycles. Waste heat recovery (WHR) is looking to recover such energy and utilize it for useful applications. The heat transfer efficiency from a waste heat (WH) stream to TEG material, plays a determinant role in the TEG performance. Nanoparticle-based heat transfer fluids, i.e., nanofluids, have significantly improved the heat transfer process, enabling higher energy efficiency in TEG applications. In this respect, we discuss the unique utilization of nanofluids in TEG applications for WHR. The critical role of nanofluids in improving the performance of different TEG for WHR was discussed. Despite the proven improvement with the incorporation of nanofluids in TEG applications, further research is required on both the operational and material development sides to reach the full scale and commercialization of TEG systems.
KW - Mechanism
KW - Nanofluids
KW - Thermoelectric generators
KW - Waste heat
KW - Waste heat recovery
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UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904922000154?via%3Dihub
U2 - 10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101207
DO - 10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101207
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85123950211
SN - 2451-9049
VL - 29
JO - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
JF - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
M1 - 101207
ER -