Collection of low-grade waste heat for enhanced energy harvesting

Enhanced energy harvesting through the collection of low-grade waste heat is experimentally demonstrated. A structural optimization technique is exploited in the design of a thermal-composite substrate to guide and gather the heat emanating from multiple sources to a predetermined location. A thermo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ercan M. Dede, Paul Schmalenberg, Chi-Ming Wang, Feng Zhou, Tsuyoshi Nomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4950861