A thermocouple operates between 900 K and 300 K. The material in one arm is a semiconductor
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A thermocouple operates between 900 K and 300 K. The material in one arm is a semiconductor which has the lattice thermal conductivity of 30 W/mK and electrical conductivity of 10 S/cm. The average Seebeck coefficient is 80 ?V/K. Estimate the average Figure of Merit (ZT) of the material.
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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
ISBN: 978-0471457282
6th Edition
Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine
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