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
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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