U04 : Recapturing Waste Energy from a Natural Gas Furnace using Thermoelectric Technology


Students Benjamin Waldie
School IND - King's Christian Collegiate - Oakville
Level Intermediate 9/10 - Grade 9
Group Group 2 - Engineering and Computing I
Abstract The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the ability of a thermoelectric generator to recover energy, lost in the form of waste heat, from a natural gas furnace.
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