Home made Efficient Electroplated Thermocouples

[pese]

it is true that Electroplated Thermocouples would need a temperature gradient just like a peltier, one side hotter than the other, thermal gradient travels to the 'cooler' side, the temperature would be different at different depths of the plated material do to the thickness and volume area and differences in temperature on both sides. Heat likes to take the path of least thermal resistance. thermal N,P,N,P is still the best route.

the cool thing about Electroplated Thermocouples is that they can be made easily and cheaper so long as you make your own plating solutions.

Yes. easy
AND
with great surface, also an lot of current.
You will look to find an solution to contact them in serie .
and  that each N (or P) is coller than the other .
(like hundreds squared mirrors that can used in sunlight.)

outside "black" so it can thermal heat up one side


BUT:

i am not so sure , beacuse the plate surface is thin !

and  ...
heat one side and cooling the other side ?

loök to test this out first !!

GPese

[onthecuttingedge2005]

agreed, I am working on some plate solutions, the type of plate solution is going to be the most important, I wish I had Plutonium available because it makes a good host for this type of technology in that 9 kg of Pu gives off a lot of heat un-moderated, 10kg of Pu is critical mass.

thankfully I took Chemistry.

[pese]

agreed, I am working on some plate solutions, the type of plate solution is going to be the most important, I wish I had Plutonium available because it makes a good host for this type of technology in that 9 kg of Pu gives off a lot of heat un-moderated, 10kg of Pu is critical mass.

thankfully I took Chemistry.

I think the problem is
to produce an temperature difference between both  outsides
of the thin-film, electroplated layers.  (if oneside is black ...(?)
you will try it

G.Pese


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