Design Problems for Final Projects

For ME5390

July 2019

1. A Heat Sink with a Heat Pipe for a Laptop Computer

Remote heat exchanger using a heat pipe embedded in a block for a laptop computer

2. Continuation of the Midterm Project

3. Demonstration of Thermoelectric Heat-Sink-Air-Duct Tutorial

4. Analysis of a Mini Thermoelectric Cooler

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Commercial Module for The Thermoelectric

Cooler

5. Thermoelectric Generator Tower

Hot and Cold Plate Temperature for TEG Tower

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Time (min)

Temperature

Temperature (HotPlate)

Temperature (ColdPlate)

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Temperature Gradient Between Hot Plate and Cold Plate

TemperatureGradient

6. Solar Thermoelectric Generator

Nature Materials 10, 532-538 (2011)

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0.5 1 1.5 2 2.510

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Power

Kraemer et al. (2011)

Efficiency

Kraemer et al. (2011)

Current (A)

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EG

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7. Thermoelectric Exhaust Systems

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8. Thermoelectric Cooling using Solar Thermoelectric Generator

The End