Thermal energy harvesting from automotive waste heat

• Main Authors: Ismail, Meor Mohd. Rizal, Yahya, Wira Jazair, Abu, Aminuddin, Zainul Abidin, Mohd. Azman
• Other Authors: Jinyue, Yan
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Trans Tech Publications 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/36052/; http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.516-517.498
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The objective of this study was to determine the best method for waste thermal energy recovery from internal combustion engine (ICE). There are several technologies that can be used to accomplish this objective such as turbocharger, combined turbines, Stirling engine, Seebeck effect and Rankine cycl...