Document Type
Closed Project
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Instructor
Paul Newman
Course Title
Managing Emerging Technologies
Course Number
ETM 571/671
Abstract
Systems and processes across the globe are inescapably subject to the second law of thermodynamics which states that the total entropy of a system will increase. Most commonly, the increased entropy takes the form of waste heat [1]. Researchers at the University of Minnesota led by Dr. Richard James have discovered a multiferroic alloy that can be used to convert heat directly into electricity due to its unique phase transformation properties [2]. This specific research is a young branch of the burgeoning phase-change technology field. Solid state phase-change technology research has been underway for a long time, but has only recently begun to gain traction over the last two decades (see figure 1).
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22248
Citation Details
Provenzola, Jeremy, "Heat-Induced Solid State Phase-Change Energy Production Technology" (2011). Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects. 664.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/etm_studentprojects/664
Description
This project is only available to students, faculty, and staff of Portland State University.