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Parametric Optimization of Thermoelastic Energy Harvesting Systems under Low-Grade Thermal Cycling

Online Journal of Engineering Sciences | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 2. Design space and numerical settings used in theparametric optimization.

Parameter Symbol Value / range
Rod diameter D 20-150 mm
Rod length L 0.5-4.0 m
Reservoir temperature change ΔTR 20-120 K
Load-transfer parameter for refined analysis λ 0.40-0.55
(λ) increment Δλ 0.001
Convection coefficient in sensitivity analysis (h) 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 W∙m-2∙K-1
Final geometry grid (500x500)
Biot-number limit Bimax 0.1