In this paper, a computational study of the influence of the heat exchangers' thermal resistances (in both the hot and cold side) on the efficiency of a thermoelectric generation device has been carried out.

Thermoelectric self-cooling systems hold good prospects for the future, since they improve the cooling of any heat-generating device without electricity consumption. The potential number of applications seems to be enormous, hence the necessity of a specific model to simulate this type of...

This paper presents and studies the novel concept of thermoelectric self cooling, which can be introduced as the cooling and temperature control of a device using thermoelectric technology without electricity consumption.

Fishways are hydraulic structures that enable fish to overcome obstructions to their spawning and other migrations in rivers. In this paper we first introduce a mathematical formulation of the optimal design problem for a vertical slot fishway, where the state system is given by the shallow...

Common methods of controlling river pollution include establishing water pollution monitoring stations located along the length of the river. The point where each station is located (sampling point) is of crucial importance and, obviously, depends on the reasons for the sample. Collecting data...

Physical hydronomics (PH) is the specific application of thermodynamics that physically characterizes the governance of water bodies, i.e., the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for European Union citizens. In this paper, calculation procedures for the exergy analysis of river basins are developed...

A sustainable solution to provide fresh drinking water was studied in this paper. A very small batch-ED (electrodialysis) unit fed by a PV (photovoltaic) array was tested to desalt brackish water. The main novelty in the PV generator proposal is its flexibility to change the operating conditions...