Peltier heating

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• Peltier effect — /pel tyay/, Physics. the change in temperature of either junction of a thermocouple when a current is maintained in the thermocouple and after allowance is made for a temperature change due to resistance. [1855 60; named after Jean C. A. Peltier… …   Universalium

• Jean Charles Athanase Peltier — (1785 in Ham (France) 1845 in Paris) was a French physicist. He discovered the calorific effect of electric current passing through the junction of two different metals. This is now called the Peltier effect or Peltier–Seebeck effect.The Peltier… …   Wikipedia

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• Thermoelectric cooling — uses the Peltier effect to create a heat flux between the junction of two different types of materials. A Peltier cooler, heater, or thermoelectric heat pump is a solid state active heat pump which transfers heat from one side of the device to… …   Wikipedia

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• zone melting — a process of purifying any of various metals and other materials, as germanium or silicon, by passing it in bar form through an induction coil. Also called zone refining. Cf. cage zone melting. [1955 60] * * * Any of a group of techniques used to …   Universalium

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