Thermoelectric-coupled hydrodynamic cavitation energy harvesting system

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/CA15119.03

The ever growing energy demand has led to the advent of different energy harvesting systems. This study investigates the performance of a thermoelectric coupled hydrodynamic cavitation system as an energy harvesting device. The effect of changing the working fluid from water to Titania-water nanofluid on the heat generation of the cavitation system is discussed in this study and also the coupling of the cavitation system with one of the micro thermoelectric generators in the literature is included. At the end, the device performance is quantified by comparing its power generation with the required power for the daily used miniature electrical devices.