车用内置式温差发电器换热性能的数值模拟

Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer Characteristics for Internal Thermoelectric Generator Used in Vehicles

本文针对提出的一种内置高强度温差发电器的结构,采用FLUENT软件对其对流换热系数、速度模量、径向速度进行分析,并和平板式温差发电器进行对比。结果表明提出的新结构在壁面换热方面优于平板式温差发电器,在节能应用中有很大潜力。

This paper proposes a new structure of high- intensity internal thermoelectric generator, makes research on its heat transfer coefficient, velocity magnitude, and radial velocity by using Fluent, and compares with plate thermoelectric generator. The result shows that this new structure is superior to plate thermoelectric generator, and this structure offers the potential for energy conservation applications.