Thermoelectric cooling Essays

  • Peltier’s Effect in Theromdynamic Cooling

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    THERMOELECTRIC COOLING In thermoelectric cooling Peltier’s effect is used to cause heat flux between the junctions of different types of materials. A Peltier heater/cooler transfers heat from one side of the device to the other by consuming electrical energy. This device is also known as a Peltier device, Peltier heat pump, solid state refrigerator, or thermoelectric cooler (TEC). Since there are more economical and easy ways of achieving cooling, Peltier’s devices are mostly used for cooling purposes

  • Urban Heat Islands

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    exposed soil exists, the majority of the sun's energy is absorbed by urban structures and asphalt. Hence, during warm daylight hours, less evaporative cooling in cities allows surface temperatures to rise higher than in rural areas. Additional city heat is given off by vehicles and factories, as well as by industrial and domestic heating and cooling units. At night, the solar energy, which is stored as vast quantities of heat in city buildings and roads, is released slowly into the city. The dissipation

  • Essay on Global Warming:

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    last interglacial period and observe what the conditions were like especially in respect to the THC. I will look at how the last interglacial led to the last great Ice Age, and the sudden demise of that Ice Age, as well as the nearly equally sudden cooling that occurred in the Younger Dryas about 12,000 years ago before the warming resumed in earnest shortly thereafter. In the final part of this paper I will look at two different predictions of what could happen as a result of the melting of the North

  • We Have the Right to Choose Euthanasia

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    such as cancer or Aids. The following state the current laws for euthanasia in the Northern Territory but only recently these laws have been overturned by the Commonwealth government. These laws include; (a) A patient had to make a request, (b) Cooling off period, (c) 3 independent doctors had to agree being: (1) patient s doctor, (2) psychiatrist, if not suffering from any mental disease, (3) Specialist in the area of disease suffered by the patient e.g.: oncologist (cancer specialist), neurologist

  • Investigation of the Cooling of a Liquid in Cups with Different Materials

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    Investigation of the Cooling of a Liquid in Cups with Different Materials Aim: To investigate how a liquid cools down in cups with different materials. Prediction: The factors which will affect the amount of heat loss are: § Material of the cup – Conduction § Colour – Radiation § Surface area of cup § Amount of water (surface area:volume ratio) § If the cup has a lid or not – Convection and Evaporation § Room temperature § Thickness of the cup § Temperature of the liquid

  • The Effect of Insulation on the Rate of Cooling

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    The Effect of Insulation on the Rate of Cooling P PLANNING The Problem The problem which I intend to investigate is out if insulation affects the rate of cooling, and whether the amounts of insulation would affect the rate of cooling Scientific Background An insulator is any of various substances that blocks or slows down the flow of heat, they can only transfer energy slowly. Many materials make air as an insulator, because air is an excellent insulator. Air can reduce heat

  • Chernobyl

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    under thorough investigation, have uncovered possible causes to the explosion. The reason The main reason why the explosion might have occurred was that the operators of the plant were attempting to conduct an experiment with the emergency cooling system turned off, they made six fatal errors which sealed everyone’s fate. Soviet officials clamed that, if the technicians would have avoided at least one of those mistakes, then the plant could have been saved. The technicians began the test one

  • Adaptations of Mammals to Arid Australian Environments

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    many mammals that live in the desert obtain much or all of their water from the food they consume. The reduced water intake is partially balanced through concentrated urine and dry faeces. Evaporative cooling helps to regulate temperature. To limit the water lost through evaporative cooling, mammals are nocturnal, have light coloration and other body features to help dissipate heat, and use microenvironments to reduce heat gain. This is only a short list of the many amazing adaptations Australian

  • Heating and Cooling Investigation

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    Heating and Cooling Investigation Aim- to find out if different sized cans affect the temperature of 140ml of boiled water, when they are left alone to cool. In this experiment, I will be using two different sized cans (one 12cm tall holding 330ml and another 9cm tall holding 150ml). I will be seeing if each can keeps the boiled water warm for a period of time and testing to find out which one is the best. Fair Test To make this a fair test, I will have to do many things. Firstly

  • Constructing a Greenhouse Window

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    high, and the windows need therefore to be opened. This will allow the temperature to drop back to the correct level. Different numbers of degrees to which the window is open have different cooling effects. For example, if the window is open by 50 degrees, then there is probably a more rapid cooling effect upon the greenhouse than if the window was 10 degrees open. Thus, it is important to know how many degrees the window on a greenhouse is open. It could however be very time consuming for

  • Preparing Benzoic Acid from Benzylalcohol

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    Planning (a) Problem The aim of this experiment is to synthesize benzioc acid, with the highest possible yield, by oxidizing benzylalcohol. Hypothesis We expect the percentage yield to be about 50% due to several processes such as cooling and filtering. Possible Variables - Time - Temperature (of water) - Filter Planning (b) Apparatus/ Materials - Round bottomed flask under reflux - benzylalcohol - HCl - Na2O4 - Büchner funnel - beakers - sodium

  • The Adventures at Hyco Lake

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    on the house, so my dad decided that Hyco Lake was the perfect spot. Hyco Lake was constructed in the 1960's by Carolina Power and Light as a cooling reservoir for the steam electric generating plant. The Lake was filled in 1965 after Hurricane Hilda came through and filled the reservoir. The power plant located on Hyco Lake heats the water, but cooling units were built in the early 70's to keep the water temperature down. However, near my house on the islands of South Hyco, the water is heated

  • The Shifting of Pangea

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    continents had drifted apart, but he couldn’t explain how they had drifted apart. Another problem was that there was a theory already in place called the “Contraction Theory”. This theory stated that the Earth was once a molten ball and in the process of cooling, the surface cracked and folded up on itself. One of the problems with this theory was that it suggests that all mountain ranges were the same age, and this could not be true. Wegner’s explanation was that continents shifted and these shifting plates

  • Investigation of how Changing the Volume of Water in a Container Affects Its Rate of Heat Loss

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    container. What I already know: I already know that the larger the volume of water there is the less heat loss occurs. I can tell this from my previous pilot experiment where I investigated, if the volume of water in a beaker affects its rate of cooling. In this experiment my conclusion was the beaker with the larger volume has no more heat energy to give out compared to the beaker with the smaller volume. Prediction: I predict that the increase of water volume in the beaker will affect

  • Global Warming

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    analyze the past 150 years, especially the last 50. Scientists have found an increased greenhouse gas concentration, making the 20th century the hottest in the last 10,000 years. Although the earth has undergone periodic changes known as global cooling and global warming, today’s global warming is unique, due to human influences. The greenhouse effect is essentially gasses in the atmosphere trapping heat, rather like a car window does in the summer. The major heat trapping gasses found in the

  • Cooling Rate of Certain Liquids

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    Cooling Rate of Certain Liquids Scientific Investigations Experiments to Determine the Cooling Rate of Coffee, when Milk should be Added and what Container should be Used The aim of the first experiment was to find out and record the cooling rate of coffee under three different conditions and thus showing when milk should be added assuming you have a phone call. The three different conditions were chosen because these were the most likely situations encounted by someone who is making a cup

  • Surfing, Duke Energy, and the Coastal Alliance

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    Surfing, Duke Energy, and the Coastal Alliance On my way out to the beach I still had no idea what I was going to do for my fifth essay. As my surfing buddy and I exited the freeway and entered the town of Morro Bay I saw three giant gleaming smoke stacks surfacing over the top of the hill. As we got closer to the beach the three smoke stacks gave way to a massive power plant that was a mere fifty feet from the water’s edge. It was surrounded by a fifteen foot cement wall and cameras everywhere

  • The Lasting Effects of the Little Ice Age

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    The Little Ice Age was a period of time in which parts of Europe and North America were exposed to colder winters than those generations before and after. This phase lasted a surprisingly long time from around the 1300’s to about 1870. Although it is not considered to be a full on “ice age”, it is said to have many effects on history including important roles on defining how we currently live today. Although The Little Ice Age spanned over five hundred years, there is one part of it that seemed to

  • Wahid Fan Case Study

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    By the Grace of Allah: 1. Wahid Fan. has been getting the Export Trophy from FPCCI for the export of electric fans for many years. The growth rate of fan export from Wahid Fan. has been continuously more than 1oo% per annum for the last 5 years.1/3rd of the total fans exported from Pakistan. 2. Wahid Fan. has large International orders many times more than the previous years for the financial year 2oo1-2oo2 and we are looking forward to export fans to all parts of the world including United States

  • Essay On Thermal Pollution

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    to combat thermal pollution. In the process of co-generation, the useless heat from hot water can be recycled and used smartly in many tasks by industries. Cooling towers – Cooling towers is also a good idea when talking about the solutions for thermal pollution. The purpose of using cooling towers is the same as artificial lakes. The cooling towers also use the hot water of industries, process it by transferring its heat and transform hot water into cold water. This cool water can be recycles and