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Thermoelectric power measurements in wustite
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1980.
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Thermoelectric power of indium antimonide.
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 1972
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Modeling water use at thermoelectric power plants
The withdrawal and consumption of water at thermoelectric power plants affects regional ecology and supply security of both water and electricity. The existing field data on US power plant water use, however, is of limited granularity and poor quality, hampering efforts to track industry trends and …
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Integrating thermoelectric power generation operations with aquatic ecosystem sustainability
Open-loop thermoelectric power plants, representing 30% of the electricity generation in the United States, withdraw and discharge large quantities of water for cooling purposes. This process can cause thermal pollution in waterways, adversely affecting aquatic ecosystems. Incorporating biology …
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High-density thermoelectric power generation and nanoscale thermal metrology
Thermoelectric power generation has been around for over 50 years but has seen very little large scale implementation due to the inherently low efficiencies and powers available from known materials. Recent material advances appear to have improved the technology's prospects. In this work we show …
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Solar thermoelectric power conversion : materials characterization to device demonstration
… photovoltaic solar cells and concentrated solar power are considered to be the most promising approaches. Solar cells directly convert sunlight into electricity by photon induced electron-hole pair generation. Concentrated solar power captures the sunlight in form of heat which is then converted …
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Novel Engineered Nanostructured Complex Oxide for High Temperature Thermoelectric Power Generation
Thermoelectric power generators are a promising technology that can produce electrical power directly from waste heat emitted in energy production and consumption systems. The essential component of thermoelectric generators is the thermoelectric material which performs the energy conversion …
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A Comparative Study of Cooling System Parameters in U.S. Thermoelectric Power Plants
As the importance of water use in the power generation sector increases across the nation, the ability to obtain and analyze real power plant data is pivotal in understanding the water energy nexus. The Navajo Generating Station in Arizona and the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Alabama are examples …
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An air-breathing, portable thermoelectric power generator based on a microfabricated silicon combustor
… and weight has put increased pressure on the power density of available power storage and generation options, which have been dominated by batteries. The energy densities of many hydrocarbon fuels exceed those of conventional batteries by several orders of magnitude, and this gap motivates …
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Technoeconomic Analysis of Textured Surfaces for Improved Condenser Performance in Thermoelectric Power Plants
… electrodeposition process for condenser tubes in thermoelectric power plants. The textured surfaces are expected to provide enhanced performance by deterring fouling and promoting dropwise condensation of the steam on the shell side. Using a thermal resistance network of a shell and tube …
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Development of thermoelectric power and electromagnetic techniques for determination of interstitials in advanced materials
Includes bibliographical references.
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The Effect of High Pressure on The Thermoelectric Power and Resistance Ofaluminum and Gold
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The Pressure Dependence of The Thermoelectric Power of Sodium Between 5 and 14 Degrees K
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The pressure dependence of the thermoelectric power of sodium between 5°K and 14°K
"The effect of pressure has been measured on the thermoelectric power of sodium between 5°K and l4°K where phonon drag is believed to play a prominent role. A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (""SQUID"") was used to measure the tiny voltages involved. At 1 and 2 kilobars no effect was …
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The effect of high pressure on the thermoelectric power and resistance of aluminum and gold
The effect of pressure up to 4 kbar on the thermoelectric power of aluminum, gold, nickel and platinum has been determined. The change in resistance with pressure of aluminum and gold has also been measured. Measurements were carried out at temperatures between room temperature and 1300 oK or, in …
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Fabrication and Testing of a Heat Exchanger Module for Thermoelectric Power Generation in an Automobile Exhaust System
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are currently a topic of interest in the field of energy harvesting for automobiles. In applying TEGs to the outside of the exhaust tailpipe of a vehicle, the difference in temperature between the hot exhaust gases and the automobile coolant can be used to generate …
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Topics in the theory of condensed matter: Diffusion thermoelectric power in the alkali metals and electroabsorption by acoustoelectric domains
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Numerical and Experimental Design of High Performance Heat Exchanger System for A Thermoelectric Power Generator for Implementation in Automobile Exhaust Gas Waste Heat Recovery
… of energy rejected in the form of waste heat. Thermoelectric materials are able to harness this waste heat energy and convert it to electrical power. Thermoelectric devices work on the principle of the Seebeck effect, which states that if two junctions of dissimilar materials are at different …
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Breaking the thermo-mechanical coupling of thermoelectric materials : determining the viability of a thermoelectric generator
Thermoelectric power generators (TEGs) convert a temperature difference into electricity. This temperature difference can be created from waste heat. Since up to 50% [1] of US industrial energy input is lost as waste heat, an economical means of recovering waste heat and converting it into useful …
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Pressure dependence of superconductivity in amorphous Ni x Zr 100-x alloys
… Comparison with the Hall coefficient (I) and the thermoelectric power (2) results for the same amorphous alloys leads to the conclusion that s-d hybridization nature of the d-band (Nil plays a central role in the sign reversal behaviour. Application of pressures greater than 2 G Pa to Ni20ZrgO led …
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