Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Refrigeration Cycles - Problems - Page 647: 11-89C

Answer

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Work Step by Step

When two wires made from different metals joined at both ends (junctions), forming a closed circuit and one of the ends is heated, current flows continuously in the circuit, This is called the Seebeck effect. When a small current is passed through the junction of two dissimilar wires, the junction is cooled. This is called the Peltier effect.
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