TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits
Summary: In the area of thermal management, thermal control elements (TCEs) and thermal control circuits (TCCs) are proving to be innovative solutions to the challenges of temperature control and heat dissipation in various applications, ranging from electronic cooling to energy conversion and tempe...
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| author | Katja Vozel Katja Klinar Nada Petelin Andrej Kitanovski |
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| description | Summary: In the area of thermal management, thermal control elements (TCEs) and thermal control circuits (TCCs) are proving to be innovative solutions to the challenges of temperature control and heat dissipation in various applications, ranging from electronic cooling to energy conversion and temperature control in buildings. Their integration promises to improve power density, energy efficiency, system reliability and system life expectancy. With the aim of connecting researchers in the field of thermal management and accelerating the development of TCEs and TCCs, we have developed an open-source TCC simulation tool called TCCbuilder that enables a quick and easy time-dependent 1D numerical analysis of the behavior of TCEs and TCCs. It uses the heat conduction equation to solve temperature profiles in different devices. The TCCbuilder application offers features not previously available with any other TCC modeling tool: a large adjacent library of materials and TCEs as well as a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e9942c0317040c8a7e710cf015121c32025-08-20T02:35:05ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422024-12-01271211126310.1016/j.isci.2024.111263TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuitsKatja Vozel0Katja Klinar1Nada Petelin2Andrej Kitanovski3Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Corresponding authorFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaSummary: In the area of thermal management, thermal control elements (TCEs) and thermal control circuits (TCCs) are proving to be innovative solutions to the challenges of temperature control and heat dissipation in various applications, ranging from electronic cooling to energy conversion and temperature control in buildings. Their integration promises to improve power density, energy efficiency, system reliability and system life expectancy. With the aim of connecting researchers in the field of thermal management and accelerating the development of TCEs and TCCs, we have developed an open-source TCC simulation tool called TCCbuilder that enables a quick and easy time-dependent 1D numerical analysis of the behavior of TCEs and TCCs. It uses the heat conduction equation to solve temperature profiles in different devices. The TCCbuilder application offers features not previously available with any other TCC modeling tool: a large adjacent library of materials and TCEs as well as a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422402488XHeat transferOpen source softwareThermal engineeringThermal property |
| spellingShingle | Katja Vozel Katja Klinar Nada Petelin Andrej Kitanovski TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits iScience Heat transfer Open source software Thermal engineering Thermal property |
| title | TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits |
| title_full | TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits |
| title_fullStr | TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits |
| title_full_unstemmed | TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits |
| title_short | TCCbuilder: An open-source tool for the analysis of thermal switches, thermal diodes, thermal regulators, and thermal control circuits |
| title_sort | tccbuilder an open source tool for the analysis of thermal switches thermal diodes thermal regulators and thermal control circuits |
| topic | Heat transfer Open source software Thermal engineering Thermal property |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422402488X |
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