Peltier Effect in Waste Heat Reclamation

The thermoelectric generators have no moving parts, are low maintenance, long material life, and could be readily serviced. The ratio of tile area to cladding area is optimized which allows for similar heat flux to the original system but some of the heat losses can be reclaimed to improve the overall efficiency of the system. Each TEG generates a marginal amount of power based on upon the convective heat forces and the kilowatt hours varies erratically based upon the convective forces. The cost of the generators is negligible at a few dollars on the low end which would be ideal for cladded surfaces. This would allow for a recapture rate of based on other documentation of around 4.6 % of the waste heat, and while the performance is not that high this is largely due to the lower price TEGS that can be purchased in bulk were used rather than high price TEGs. Given the efficiency of powerplants ranges between 30-50% then the efficiency of the whole system can be improved by around 1-2% which is approximately 300-600 Btu/Hr. Based on the outcome further investigations into this subject could prove highly valuable in the long-term prospect of energy efficiency and sustainability