Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

Cooling the operating surface is a key operational factor to take into consideration to
achieve higher efficiency when operating solar photovoltaic systems. Proper cooling can …

Topology optimization can generate better structures of microchannel with improved cooling
performance. In this paper, microchannel heat sinks with five different inlet and outlet …

Solar photovoltaic technology is a key renewable energy division that has proven effective
especially in high solar irradiance regions. However, there the technology faces various …

Thermoelectric geometry and structure optimization are vital research areas which are being
explored extensively in recent years due to significant performance enhancement achieved …

This paper presents a unique solution to the problem of heat transfer intensification in shell-
and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage units by means of high conducting fins. We …

The thermoelectric module (TEM) is a power generation unit based on thermoelectric
conversion technology, known for its high environmental adaptability and long service life …

This work presents a method of designing an air heat sink with forced convection by
topology optimization. Both pressure drop and heat transfer performances are evaluated. To …

This paper investigates the application of density-based topology optimization to the design
of air-cooled forced convection heat sinks. To reduce the computational burden that is …

In this work, density-based topology optimization is applied to the design of the air-side
surface of dry-cooled power plant condensers. A topology optimization model assuming a …