Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
80 (1996), S. 5494-5502
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A thermoelectric cooling system usually consists of a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and heat exchangers at the cold side and the hot side. Heat exchangers in TEC systems are designed to minimize their thermal resistance under restrictions such as the size of the system and heat transfer method, because as the thermal resistances of heat exchangers increase, the performance of TEC systems decreases. In the TEC system in which thermal resistance of heat exchangers is minimized, the optimum TEC is analyzed to maximize the coefficient of performance (COP) and the exergetic efficiency in absorbing a given heat load. The effects of the thermal resistance of heat exchangers on the performance of the TEC system and the design parameters of that system are also investigated. To discuss these matters, dimensionless entropy flow equations of the TEC system are introduced, and the COP and the exergetic efficiency are expressed as a function of dimensionless quantities by using these dimensionless equations. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.362740
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