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Old 11-07-2018, 03:57 AM   #52 (permalink)
RedDevil
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Originally Posted by Fionn View Post
J. Langley, M. Taylor, G. Wagner, and S. Morris, “Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting from Small Aircraft Engines,” SAE International, 2009.
I haven't found a free source for the paper yet but it may be of interest.

Thermoelectric Generator Development for Automotive Waste Heat Recovery
This one is right up our alley.
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/fi...10_meisner.pdf
From that last PDF:
Quote:
Originally Posted by GM
We expect ~ 1 mpg (~ 5 %) fuel economy improvement for
Suburban (average 350 W and 600 W for the FTP city and
highway driving cycles, respectively.)
This technology is well-suited to other vehicle platforms such as
passenger cars and hybrids.
That is something. That would flip many cars over here into a lower tax category, dropping the purchase price or lease cost significantly - never mind the fuel saved.
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