A systematic experimental investigation to understand the effect of heat loss and the thermoelectric aspect ratio (cross sectional area and length) on a flat plate solar thermoelectric system performance was carried o...A systematic experimental investigation to understand the effect of heat loss and the thermoelectric aspect ratio (cross sectional area and length) on a flat plate solar thermoelectric system performance was carried out. The investigation involved a series of experiments on systems with 4 different sizes of thermoelectric generators, and it was tested in 5 different vacuum levels during the steady-state. The detailed experimental investigation provided a substantial amount of data, which revealed that the system performance of both heat and electricity power were improved when the heat lost was minimised. The system’s performance strongly depended on the aspect ratio of the thermoelectric generators. This finding might have a significant impact on the cost of the system by saving the user’s and the manufacturer’s time in examining different TEGs with different aspect ratios in order to get the optimum size optimisation of the hybrid system, as well as reduce the manufacturing cost.展开更多
【目的】为解决传统蒸馏装置蒸馏液体时的高能耗和低能效比问题,提出一种采用循环水作为冷却介质的耦合热电制冷器(thermo electric cooler,TEC)的蒸馏装置。【方法】首先选取甲醇作为目标液体进行试验验证;然后考察TEC冷热端的热力学...【目的】为解决传统蒸馏装置蒸馏液体时的高能耗和低能效比问题,提出一种采用循环水作为冷却介质的耦合热电制冷器(thermo electric cooler,TEC)的蒸馏装置。【方法】首先选取甲醇作为目标液体进行试验验证;然后考察TEC冷热端的热力学参数在不同输入电压下对系统蒸馏速率及能效比的影响。【结果】使用4片型号为TEC1-12706的制冷片,当循环水流速为40 L/h、电压为15 V时,甲醇的馏出速率最大值为18.7 g/min,此时系统的能效比最高为285.5%。【结论】本研究结果可为传统蒸馏装置能效比的提升提供一些参考。展开更多
文摘A systematic experimental investigation to understand the effect of heat loss and the thermoelectric aspect ratio (cross sectional area and length) on a flat plate solar thermoelectric system performance was carried out. The investigation involved a series of experiments on systems with 4 different sizes of thermoelectric generators, and it was tested in 5 different vacuum levels during the steady-state. The detailed experimental investigation provided a substantial amount of data, which revealed that the system performance of both heat and electricity power were improved when the heat lost was minimised. The system’s performance strongly depended on the aspect ratio of the thermoelectric generators. This finding might have a significant impact on the cost of the system by saving the user’s and the manufacturer’s time in examining different TEGs with different aspect ratios in order to get the optimum size optimisation of the hybrid system, as well as reduce the manufacturing cost.
