Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting
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Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting

Advances in Materials, Devices, and Emerging Applications

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Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting

Advances in Materials, Devices, and Emerging Applications

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About This Book

Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting: Advances in Thermoelectrics, Materials, and Emerging Applications provides readers with fundamental and key concepts surrounding low-grade thermal energy conversion while also reviewing the latest research directions. The book covers the most promising and emerging technologies for low-grade heat recovery, harvesting and conversion, including wearable thermoelectrics and organic thermoelectrics. Each chapter includes key materials, principles, design and fabrication strategies for low-grade heat recovery. Special attention on emerging materials such as organic composites, 2D materials and nanomaterials are also included. The book emphasizes materials and device structures that enable the powering of wearable electronics and consumer electronics.

The book is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and R&D in manufacturing, industry, energy and electronics.

  • Introduces key concepts and fundamental principles of low-grade thermal energy harvesting, storage and conversion
  • Provides an overview on key materials, design principles and fabrication strategies for devices for low energy harvesting applications
  • Focuses on materials and device designs that enable wearable thermoelectrics and flexible electronics applications

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Publisher
Woodhead Publishing
Year
2022
ISBN
9780128236918
Topic
Tecnología e ingeniería
Subtopic
Ingeniería mecánica

Table of contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter 1 Principles of low-grade heat harvesting
  7. Chapter 2 Stretchable thermoelectric materials/devices for low-grade thermal energy harvesting
  8. Chapter 3 Wearable power generation via thermoelectric textile
  9. Chapter 4 Thermoelectric ionogel for low-grade heat harvesting
  10. Chapter 5 Osmotic heat engines for low-grade thermal energy harvesting
  11. Chapter 6 Liquid-based ­electrochemical systems for the conversion of heat to electricity
  12. Chapter 7 Liquid-state thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting
  13. Chapter 8 Bimetallic thermally-regenerative ammonia batteries
  14. Chapter 9 Iron perchlorate electrolytes and nanocarbon electrodes related to the redox reaction
  15. Chapter 10 Thermal energy harvesting using thermomagnetic effect
  16. Chapter 11 Salt hydrate-based composite materials for thermochemical energy storage
  17. Index