TY - JOUR
T1 - Examination of the cooling performance of a two-stage thermoelectric cooler considering the Thomson effect
AU - Liu, Jou Yun
AU - Wen, Chang Da
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 18 February 2011; accepted 18 July 2011. The authors are grateful for the support of the National Science Council of Taiwan (project number NSC 98-2221-E-006-172). Address correspondence to Chang-Da Wen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan, R.O.C. E-mail: alexwen@ mail.ncku.edu.tw
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The cooling performance of two-stage thermoelectric coolers test modules for different types (serial, parallel, and separate) are examined in this study. Thomson heat is taken into account in order to discuss its effect on temperature prediction and the internal heat transfer mechanism. Three different Seebeck coefficient models (constant Seebeck model, quadratic polynomial Seebeck model, and log-linear Seebeck model) are examined through experimental investigation and numerical simulation for suitability and accuracy. Results show that the best Seebeck coefficient model is the quadratic polynomial Seebeck model (PSM). Thomson heat can enhance the cooling performance of thermoelectric cooler under specific conditions.
AB - The cooling performance of two-stage thermoelectric coolers test modules for different types (serial, parallel, and separate) are examined in this study. Thomson heat is taken into account in order to discuss its effect on temperature prediction and the internal heat transfer mechanism. Three different Seebeck coefficient models (constant Seebeck model, quadratic polynomial Seebeck model, and log-linear Seebeck model) are examined through experimental investigation and numerical simulation for suitability and accuracy. Results show that the best Seebeck coefficient model is the quadratic polynomial Seebeck model (PSM). Thomson heat can enhance the cooling performance of thermoelectric cooler under specific conditions.
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U2 - 10.1080/10407782.2011.609080
DO - 10.1080/10407782.2011.609080
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053083277
SN - 1040-7782
VL - 60
SP - 519
EP - 542
JO - Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
JF - Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
IS - 6
ER -