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    • Investigation of thermoelectric SiC ceramics for energy harvesting applications on supersonic vehicles leading–edges

      Xiao-Yi Han Jun Wang Hai-Feng Cheng

      Volume 37 Issue 1 February 2014 pp 127-132

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    • Keywords

       

      Thermoelectric conversion efficiency; supersonic vehicles; nose-tip model; silicon carbide; Thomson heat.

    • Abstract

       

      Utilizing thermoelectric technology to aerodynamic heat harvesting on the leading-edge is worth noticing in the thermal protection systems. In this paper, a nose-tip model in a supersonic flow field is developed to predict the thermoelectric performance of SiC ceramics structures. The generation performance is numerically investigated in terms of the computational fluid dynamics and the thermal conduction theory. The output power and energy efficiency of the nose-tip model are obtained with Mach number varying from 2.5–4.5. The generated power reaches 1.708 W/m2 at a temperature difference of 757 K at 𝑀 = 4.5. With respect to the Thomson effect, the output power decreases rapidly. However, larger output power and energy efficiency would be obtained with the increase of Mach number, with or without considering the Thomson heat. Moreover, under the higher Mach numbers, larger range of output current value is available.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Xiao-Yi Han1 2 Jun Wang1 Hai-Feng Cheng1

      1. Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Hunan Changsha 410073, China
      2. Engineering Design Institution of Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing 210016, PR China

    • Dates

       
      Published
      February 2014
      Manuscript received
      28 August 2012
      Manuscript revised
      23 April 2013

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