An analysis of electrothermodynamic heating and cooling /

= 0, a DC current begins to flow in the axial direction. The

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Honea, Mark Stephen
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Summary:= 0, a DC current begins to flow in the axial direction. The
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a result, few have considered the transient aspect of this
about an increasing use of thermoelectricity in a variety of
applications. Most of these applications, however, have
called the MOET number (Modulus Of ElectroThermodynamics).
Current advances in semiconductor manufacturing have brought
density. Of course, the time required to reach this minimum
electrothermodynamic response of the composite rod at the
field (Gray 1960). In recent years there has been an
heating within the conductor. This investigation explores
increasing demand to heat and cool objects very quickly. One
interface is calculated. The transient interface temperature
involved the steady state application of this phenomenon. As
is completely described by a single dimensionless parameter
junction of a thermocouple. By way of the Peltier effect,
may be extracted from the SMA. In their investigation, they
particular proposal to use the transient nature of
Perhaps the most interesting result is that the minimum
proposed the concept of using the SMA directly as the cold
rate proportional to the current density and local
regard to shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. In general,
regions in effort to gain a greater understanding of the
role of the surrounding material properties. To this end,
sectional area in perfect thermoelectric contact. At time t
SMA actuators have been largely limited by the rate that heat
temperature at the interface is independent of the current
temperature does depend on the current density; it varies as
temperature; by increasing the current, the rate of cooling
the dynamic nature of thermoelectrically cooled/heated
then, heat could be added or removed at the interfaces at a
thermoelectricity was made by Lagoudas and Kinra (I 993) in
transient application of thermoelectricity, including the
we consider a pair of semi-infinite rods of equal cross-
would be increased, albeit at the expense of the Joule
Item Description:"Major subject: Aerospace Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 48 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 43-44.