2005/01/01 by Jiong Yang · 1 citation
Materials Science · Engineering · #Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #Thermal properties of materials #Automotive industry #Truck #Waste heat recovery unit #Thermoelectric effect #Waste heat #Automotive engineering #Waste management #Environmental science #Process engineering #Engineering #Manufacturing engineering #Mechanical engineering #Heat exchanger
paper · doi:10.1109/ict.2005.1519911
openalex publication_date 2005/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Several proposed applications of thermoelectric (TE) waste heat recovery devices in the automotive industry are reviewed. To assess the feasibility of these applications at a vehicle level, the effect of electrical load and weight on fuel economy for a series of cars and trucks was investigated. These results will help us to identify the appropriate vehicle platforms for TE waste heat recovery, and to establish a set of requirements for an automotive TE waste heat recovery subsystem. The key to the realization of this technology is still the continued development of new materials with increased TE efficiency.