MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF A THERMOSTATING COATING WITH A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE

On the basis of a variational formulation of the problem of stationary heat conduction in a heterogeneous solid, a mathematical model of a fragment of a fl at heat-insulating layer containing a thermoelectric module has been constructed. This model has been used to establish conditions under which, when fulfi lled, the heat-insulating layer can serve as a thermostating coating for an object with a given fi xed temperature under convective-radiative heat exchange on the outer surface of the fragment under consideration. The results of the qualitative analysis of the proposed model are presented.
   
Author:  V. S. Zarubin, G. N. Kuvyrkin, and I. Yu. Savel′eva
Keywords:  heat insulation, thermostating Peltier effect, thermoelectric module
Page:  1373