Marangoni ducts for energy harvesting

The possibility for harnessing energy from thermal or concentration gradients by the use of ducts lined with hydrophobic microcavities is discussed. Utilizing a physical and simplified model an expression for the attainable pumping power was derived

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Arias Montenegro, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-0779-9754, Heras Jiménez, Salvador Augusto de las|||0000-0002-1426-2699
Format: article
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/329227
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/329227
https://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4048074
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Renewable energy sources
Energy conversion
Heat recovery
Thermal energy harvesting
Marangoni mass transfer
Alternative energy sources
Energy conversion/systems
Energies renovables
Conversió d'energia
Energia tèrmica
Calor -- Recuperació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
Description
Summary:The possibility for harnessing energy from thermal or concentration gradients by the use of ducts lined with hydrophobic microcavities is discussed. Utilizing a physical and simplified model an expression for the attainable pumping power was derived