Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles

The increasing demand for electric power in passenger vehicles has motivated several research focuses since the last two decades. This demand has been revoluted by the unrelenting, rapidly growing reliance on electronics in modern vehicles. Generally, internal combustion engines lose more than 35% o...

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Main Author:	Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10048/1/KhalidMohammedMohieeMFKM2008.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.100482018-07-23T05:36:59Z Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles 2008-10 Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The increasing demand for electric power in passenger vehicles has motivated several research focuses since the last two decades. This demand has been revoluted by the unrelenting, rapidly growing reliance on electronics in modern vehicles. Generally, internal combustion engines lose more than 35% of the fuel energy in exhaust gas. Comparing this huge loss to every day's growing oil price, one could understand how the recovery of such losses could help the economy, as well as providing the additional power sources required by contemporary vehicle systems. There are three fundamental advantages of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) over other power sources are three; they do not have any moving parts as they generate power using Seebeck solid-state phenomena, they have a long operation lifetime, and they can be easily integrated to any vehicle's exhaust system. This thesis presents a novel TEG concept aims to resolve the thermal and mechanical disputes faced by the research community. A novel procedure for designing exhaust based TEG is presented as well. Several simulation models are used to analyze the TEG performance. The significance of the novel TEG is discussed through a detailed comparison with experimental results from Clarkson University and Nissan Motors TEG prototype tests. The simulation results showed a huge increase in the energy density achieved by the novel TEG to reach 11.92 W/kg. 2008-10 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10048/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10048/1/KhalidMohammedMohieeMFKM2008.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
description	The increasing demand for electric power in passenger vehicles has motivated several research focuses since the last two decades. This demand has been revoluted by the unrelenting, rapidly growing reliance on electronics in modern vehicles. Generally, internal combustion engines lose more than 35% of the fuel energy in exhaust gas. Comparing this huge loss to every day's growing oil price, one could understand how the recovery of such losses could help the economy, as well as providing the additional power sources required by contemporary vehicle systems. There are three fundamental advantages of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) over other power sources are three; they do not have any moving parts as they generate power using Seebeck solid-state phenomena, they have a long operation lifetime, and they can be easily integrated to any vehicle's exhaust system. This thesis presents a novel TEG concept aims to resolve the thermal and mechanical disputes faced by the research community. A novel procedure for designing exhaust based TEG is presented as well. Several simulation models are used to analyze the TEG performance. The significance of the novel TEG is discussed through a detailed comparison with experimental results from Clarkson University and Nissan Motors TEG prototype tests. The simulation results showed a huge increase in the energy density achieved by the novel TEG to reach 11.92 W/kg.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed
author_facet	Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed
author_sort	Mohieel El Dien Mansour Saqr, Khalid Mohammed
title	Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
title_short	Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
title_full	Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
title_fullStr	Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
title_full_unstemmed	Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
title_sort	design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (teg) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate	2008
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10048/1/KhalidMohammedMohieeMFKM2008.pdf
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Design and simulation of an exhaust based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery in passenger vehicles

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