Low-grade waste heat recovery using the reverse magnetocaloric effect

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1899-1908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Anant Kishore ◽  
Shashank Priya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Magnetocaloric Effect ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Thermal Energy Harvesting ◽  
Magnetocaloric Materials

This study demonstrates a novel thermal energy harvesting cycle and provides pathway for low-grade waste heat recovery using magnetocaloric materials.

Flexible and non-volatile redox active quasi-solid state ionic liquid based electrolytes for thermal energy harvesting

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1806-1812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abuzar Taheri ◽  
Douglas R. MacFarlane ◽  
Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo ◽  
Jennifer M. Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Solid State Ionic ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Redox Active ◽  
Thermal Energy Harvesting ◽  
State Ionic

Towards the development of stable thermocells for harvesting low-grade waste heat, non-volatile and flexible electrolyte films are reported.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of an Active Thermomagnetic Device for Thermal Energy Harvesting

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makita R. Phillips ◽  
Gregory P. Carman
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Applied Field ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Thermal Conductance ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Thermal Energy Harvesting ◽  
Magnetic States ◽  
Energy Harvesting Devices

Abstract The abundance of low-grade waste heat necessitates energy harvesting devices to convert thermal energy to electrical energy. Through magnetic transduction, thermomagnetics can perform this conversion at reasonable efficiencies. Thermomagnetic materials use thermal energy to switch between magnetic and non-magnetic states and convert thermal energy into electrical energy. In this study, we numerically analyzed an active thermomagnetic device for thermal energy harvesting composed of gadolinium (Gd) and neodymium iron boron (NdFeB). A parametric study to determine the device efficiency was conducted by varying the gap distance, heat source temperature, and Gd thickness. Furthermore, the effect of the thermal conductance and applied field was also evaluated. It was found that the relative efficiency for smaller gap distances ranges from ∼15% to 28%; the largest allowable volume of Gd should be used and higher applied field leads to higher efficiencies.

scholarly journals Quasi‐solid‐State Electrolytes for Low‐Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting using a Cobalt Redox Couple

ChemSusChem ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 2788-2796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abuzar Taheri ◽  
Douglas R. MacFarlane ◽  
Cristina Pozo‐Gonzalo ◽  
Jennifer M. Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Redox Couple ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Thermal Energy Harvesting ◽  
Solid State Electrolytes
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