About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing for Energy Applications V
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Presentation Title |
An Additively Manufactured Integrated Heat Pipe and Heat Exchanger with Thermoelectric Devices |
Author(s) |
Donna P. Guillen, Miu Lun Lau, Kari Perry, Dennis Tucker, Arin Preston, Laura Ziegler |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Donna P. Guillen |
Abstract Scope |
Thermoelectric devices are solid-state devices used to convert thermal energy to electrical energy. However, current deployment of these devices is limited by high manufacturing costs and low efficiency. Integrating a heat pipe-heat exchanger with the thermoelectric platform can eliminate thermal contact resistances and increase device performance. Additive manufacturing of the heat exchanger enables the fabrication of a compact device with an optimized configuration that cannot be readily produced by traditional manufacturing methods. The heat exchanger topology features a 3D printed triply periodic minimal surface that offers the potential for lighter weight structures. The heat pipes, heat exchanger and thermoelectric components are modelled using the Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment. The novel integration of the heat pipe, heat exchanger, and thermoelectric device can be applied to a myriad of thermal transport applications, including wind and solar energy, waste heat recovery, and heat removal systems. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Computational Materials Science & Engineering, Energy Conversion and Storage |