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This document presents a project on waste heat recovery using thermoelectric technology. It discusses how exhaust heat from devices like cars and furnaces is usually wasted and proposes using thermoelectric generators to convert this waste heat to electricity. It outlines the objectives of increasing system efficiency and finding feasible applications of thermoelectric generation. The methodology discusses using commercially available thermoelectric modules mounted on exhaust pipes and other areas to test output. The expected outcomes are increased fuel efficiency from recovering automobile exhaust heat and potential uses in household appliances.
This document presents a project on waste heat recovery using thermoelectric technology. It discusses how exhaust heat from devices like cars and furnaces is usually wasted and proposes using thermoelectric generators to convert this waste heat to electricity. It outlines the objectives of increasing system efficiency and finding feasible applications of thermoelectric generation. The methodology discusses using commercially available thermoelectric modules mounted on exhaust pipes and other areas to test output. The expected outcomes are increased fuel efficiency from recovering automobile exhaust heat and potential uses in household appliances.
This document presents a project on waste heat recovery using thermoelectric technology. It discusses how exhaust heat from devices like cars and furnaces is usually wasted and proposes using thermoelectric generators to convert this waste heat to electricity. It outlines the objectives of increasing system efficiency and finding feasible applications of thermoelectric generation. The methodology discusses using commercially available thermoelectric modules mounted on exhaust pipes and other areas to test output. The expected outcomes are increased fuel efficiency from recovering automobile exhaust heat and potential uses in household appliances.
by V Naveen Kumar Reddy BL.EN.U4MEE10063 N Vinayaka Moorthy BL.EN.U4MEE10066 B Yashwanth BL.EN.U4MEE10501 in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Under the guidance of Dr. Nagaraja S.R. Head of the department
1 Contents Introduction Literature survey Problem statement and objectives Methodology Expected outcome and area of application of the current project References 2 3 Introduction Exhaust heat is a byproduct of a number of everyday devices, such as cars, stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, ovens, boilers, kilns and clothes dryers. The exhaust gas from these devices is usually set free into the air where its energy dissipates into the atmosphere increasing global warming. As the efficiencies of engines and heating devices account for 30%-35%, the remaining energy is dissipated as waste in the form of heat. If we adopt some method to recovery the energy from the waste heat we can reduce consumption of fossil fuels and reduction of emission of gasses. One of those methods is using THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION to generate electrical power from waste thermal energy. A TEG is a solid state generator that uses a heat gradient to convert differences in heat into electrical output. Thermoelectric generators (also called Seebeck generators) are devices that convert heat(temperature differences) directly into electricity energy, using a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect Older devices used bimetallic junctions and were bulky. More recent devices use highly doped semi conductors made from bismuth telluride(Bi2Te3) lead telluride (PbTe).
4 Elements of a TEG A thermoelectric generator basically consists of three components: The support structure, where the thermoelectric modules are located. The internal part of this structure normally is modified in order to absorb the most part of the heat accumulated in the exhaust gases. The thermoelectric modules, depending on the range of temperatures, silicon germanium, lead telluride, or bismuth telluride modules are used. The heat dissipation system, which favours the heat transmission through thermoelectric modules.
5 Literature survey
2) Conference Session Paper Increased car efficiency through the use of thermoelectric generators University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering March 7, 2013 TEG technology is relatively new to the automotive field, but many automobile companies have explored the technology and its use in their cars. Two companies in particular, Ford and BMW, conducted research and implemented TEGs in a few of their cars to increase fuel efficiency. 1) Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy Generation of Electricity from Gasoline Engine Waste Heat Adavbiele, A.S.1, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma- Nigeria The test rig, set up in an indoor experimental laboratory, was a Cussons gasoline engine with energy recovering at the front, middle and rear of the exhaust gas pipe and at the exit of the water cooling pipe. Experiments were performed under both idle and loading conditions of the engine. 6 Problem statement and objectives
Aim of our project is to convert waste heat into usable electrical energy there by increasing the efficiency of the system and to find various places where we can adopt thermoelectric generation to produce feasible electrical energy.
7 Methodology
The project will be started with identifying the processes where there is more loss of energy in the form of heat and where we can adopt thermo-electrical generation for feasible energy production. The thermo electrical generation is done using TEG modules which are commercially available, a battery is used to store the produced electrical energy. Multiple-filled skutterudites and conventional bismuth telluride are considered for thermoelectric modules (TEMs) for conversion of waste heat from exhaust into usable electrical power The TEG modules will be mounted on exhaust pipe of an automobile engine and other places (like stoves, fireplaces, furnaces and kettles etc.) and checked for output power, output voltage, and efficiency of the TEG modules. Heat transfer between the hot exhaust gas and the hot side of the TEMs is enhanced with the use of a plate-fin heat exchanger integrated within the TEG and using heat exchanger (like aluminium fins or a water sink) on the cold side 8 Expected outcome and area of application of the current project Applications:- The most common application is the use of thermoelectric generators on gas pipelines. Cars and other automobiles produce waste heat (in the exhaust and in the cooling agents). Harvesting that heat energy, using a thermoelectric generator, can increase the fuel efficiency of the car. In addition to automobiles, waste heat is also generated in many other places, such as in industrial processes and in heating (wood stoves, outdoor boilers, cooking, oil and gas fields, pipelines, and remote communication towers). Again, the waste heat can be reused to generate electricity. Microprocessors generate waste heat. Researchers have considered whether some of that energy could be recycled. Solar cells use only the high frequency part of the radiation, while the low frequency heat energy is wasted. Several patents about the use of thermoelectric devices in tandem with solar cells have been filed. Many space probes, including the Mars Curiosity rover, generate electricity using a thermoelectric generator whose heat source is a radioactive element. TEGs can be used to produce electricity in isolated areas where conventional power supply is not available. TEGs are highly reliable, they work for more than 2lakh hours without degrading its performance .
Outcome The expected outcome of the project is to increase the efficiency of the system by converting waste heat into electrically energy for auxiliary functions, and finding the feasibility of using TEG in automobiles and other household appliances.
9 References
1) Adavbiele, A.S.1,. Generation of Electricity from Gasoline Engine Waste Heat. Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma- Nigeria 2) Simranjot Pabla, Enzo Hain. Increased car efficiency through the use of thermoelectric generators. Conference Session Paper. 3) Jorge Vzquez, Miguel A. Sanz-Bobi, Rafael Palacios and Antonio Arenas. State of the Art of Thermoelectric Generators Based on Heat Recovered from the Exhaust Gases of Automobiles. Instituto de Investigacin Tecnolgica, Departamento de Fluidos y CalorAlberto Aguilera, 23, Madrid (Spain). 4) John LaGrandeur Combustion Exhaust Gas Heat to Power using Thermoelectric Engines Advanced Thermoelectric Solutions October 5, 2011 5) SUMEET KUMAR,1,3 STEPHEN D. HEISTER,1 XIANFAN XU,1 JAMES R. SALVADOR,2 and GREGORY P. MEISNER2. Thermoelectric Generators for Automotive Waste Heat Recovery Systems Part I: Numerical Modeling and Baseline Model Analysis .1.- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. 2.- General Motors Global R&D, Warren, MI, USA.(Journal of ELECTRONIC MATERIALS) 6) MOL A N L I,. Thermoelectric-Generator-Based DCDC Conversion Network for Automotive Applications. Master of Science Thesis, Stockholm, Sweden 2011. 7) MADHAV A KARRI. MODELING OF AN AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY. June 2005 (Thesis)