Browsing by Subject "Energy conversion"

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      Diagnostics of nonradiative defects in the bulk and surface of brewster-cut Ti:sapphire laser materials using photothermal radiometry 

      Vanniasinkam, J.; Munidasa, M.; Othonos, Andreas S.; Kokta, M.; Mandelis, Andreas (1997)
      The understanding of the problem of nonradiative energy conversion in solid-state laser materials is a key factor in improving the overall efficiency of solid-state lasers. Furthermore, the reduction of the heat generated ...
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      Efficiency study of a commercial thermoelectric power generator (TEG) under thermal cycling 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Zorbas, K. T.; Samaras, I.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (2010)
      Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) make use of the Seebeck effect in semiconductors for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. The possible use of a device consisting of numerous TEG modules for waste heat ...
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      ETC: Energy-driven tree construction in wireless sensor networks 

      Andreou, Panayiotis G.; Pamboris, Andreas; Zeinalipour-Yazdi, Constantinos D.; Chrysanthis, Panos K.; Samaras, George S. (2009)
      Continuous queries in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are founded on the premise of Query Routing Tree structures (denoted as T), which provide sensors with a path to the querying node. Predominant data acquisition systems ...
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      Inhomogeneities and Effective Mass in Doped Mg2Si 

      Stefanaki, E. C.; Polymeris, G. S.; Ioannou, M.; Pavlidou, E.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (2016)
      Magnesium silicide (Mg2Si)-based materials are promising candidates as thermoelectric components for mid-temperature range (500–900 K) energy conversion. Many different approaches for determining the parabolicity of the ...
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      IR reflectivity studies of mechanically alloyed PbTe nanocrystals 

      Hasapis, T. Ch; Papageorgiou, C.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (Affiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54123 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Hasapis, T. Ch.Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54123 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009)
      Nano-crystalline lead telluride powder was synthesized by mechanical alloying using a high-energy planetary ball mill. The broadening of the X-ray diffraction peaks vs ball milling time, indicates small crystalline size ...
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      Long-term performance of a commercial thermoelectric power generator 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Zorbas, K.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (Affiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Hatzikraniotis, E.Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009)
      In this work, thermoelectric device was made, using a commercially available ThermoElectric Generator (TEG), in order to measure the gained power and efficiency for long- term performance. The module was subjected to ...
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      Optimized query routing trees for wireless sensor networks 

      Andreou, Panayiotis G.; Zeinalipour-Yazdi, Constantinos D.; Pamboris, Andreas; Chrysanthis, Panos K.; Samaras, George S. (2011)
      In order to process continuous queries over Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), sensors are typically organized in a Query Routing Tree (denoted as T) that provides each sensor with a path over which query results can be ...
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      Simulation based design of a thermoelectric energy harvesting device for aircraft applications 

      Lyras, M.; Zymaride, L.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Louca, Loucas S.; Becker, T. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017)
      Maintenance is, amongst others, a key cost driver in aircraft operation. A wireless monitoring device might be able to reduce these costs. However, the supply of energy to such system via power lines would result in ...
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      Workload-aware query routing trees in wireless sensor networks 

      Andreou, Panayiotis G.; Zeinalipour-Yazdi, Constantinos D.; Chrysanthis, Panos K.; Samaras, George S. (2008)
      Continuous queries in wireless sensor networks are established on the premise of a routing tree that provides each sensor with a path over which answers can be transmitted to the query processor. We found that these ...