A CO2 transcritical vapour-compression cycle including thermoelectric devices: thermal design of the heat exchanger for the thermoelectric generator

Abstract

The last decades, innovative scientific projects are more and more required to take into account their impact on the climate. Ideas cannot be further developed if their effects on the environment are too big. This is an important factor that limits the wild ideas of engineers, but it is also a challenge to optimize products or systems in a way they become much more environmentally friendly.