Study of a thermoelectric generator based on a catalytic premixed meso-scale combustor

L. Merotto, C. Fanciulli, R. Dondè and S. De Iuliis

Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 162, issue C, 346-353

Abstract: The recent advances in miniaturized mechanical devices open exciting new opportunities for combustion, especially in the field of micro power generation, allowing the development of power-supply devices with high specific energy. The development of a device based on a catalytic combustor coupled with thermoelectric modules is particularly appealing for combustion stability and safety. Furthermore, when implemented in micro/meso scale devices, catalytic combustion allows full utilization of hydrocarbon fuel’s high energy densities, but at notably lower operating temperatures than those typical of traditional combustion. These conditions are more suitable for coupling with conventional thermoelectric modules since they prevent the modules’ degradation.

Keywords: Thermo-electric generator; Portable energy production; Meso-scale catalytic combustor; Propane catalytic combustion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.079

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