Numerical Study of Thermoelectric Generator with Various Thermal Conditions of Exhaust Gas from Internal Combustion Engine

Internal combustion engines rejects 30-40% of the energy supplied by fuel to the environment through exhaust gas. thus, there is a possibility for further significant improvement of efficiency with the utilization of exhaust gas energy and its conversion to mechanical energy or electrical energy. The Thermo-Electric Generator (TEG) will be located in the exhaust system and will make use of an energy flow between the warmer exhaust gas and the external environment. Predict to th optimum position of temperature distribution and the performance of TEG through numerical analysis. The experimental results obtained show that the power output significantly increases with the temperature difference between cold and hot sides of thermoelectric generator.��� ��������� 2011������ ������(���������������������)��� ������������ ��������������������� ��������� ������ ��������� ���������