Baldini, Andrea ; Cerofolini, Luca ; Fiaschi, Daniele ; Manfrida, Giampaolo ; Talluri, Lorenzo
Contributor: Title:Thermodynamic assessment on the integration of thermo-electric modules in a wood fireplace
Group publication title: Subject and Keywords:stove-fireplaces ; thermoelectric module ; thermodynamic assessment ; combustion of biomass ; renewable sources ; piec kominkowy ; moduł termoelektryczny ; ocena termodynamiczna ; spalanie biomasy ; źródła odnawialne
Abstract:The growing demand for electricity produced from renewable sources and the development of new technologies for the combustion of biomass, arose a growing interest on the possible coupling of thermoelectric modules with stove-fireplaces. The current thermoelectric generators have a solid structure, do not produce noise, do not require maintenance and can be used for the recovery of waste heat or excess, at the same time they hold a very low conversion efficiency and they need an adequate cooling system. ; Nevertheless, they still hold a cost, which is still too high to make them attractive. Nonetheless, if the modules are applied to a heat source which otherwise would be wasted, the attractiveness of the solution certainly rises. In this study, a thermodynamic analysis of a stove-fireplace is presented, considering both combustion process and the flame - walls heat transfer of the. A design solution for a concentrator device to funnel the wasted heat from the fireplace to the thermo-electric modules is also presented.
Description:tytuł dodatkowy: Prace z Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska
Publisher:Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
Date: Resource Type: Format: DOI: Pages: Source:Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports (CEER), no 29, vol. 4
Language: License CC BY-NC-ND 3.0: Rights: