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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mexxors (talk | contribs) at 11:26, 18 July 2018 (lay out editing for easier reading). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

I just read through this page and was confused by the term "thermopile". I don't think this term is commonly understood and it would be better to have a definition of what a thermopile is. I have added a description ("a number of thermocouple connected in series") in parens after the first mention of the word, but I'm not an expert on this topic and the description could be inaccurate. Glee hokie (talk) 23:18, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence fragment "that it is not always possible to insert the heat flux sensor in the wall, so that it has to be mounted on top of the wall" is confusing to me. What does it mean to mount the sensor "on top of the wall"? Does this mean on the outer surface of the wall, i.e. the face of the wall? Or does it mean to mount it literally on top of the wall, i.e. where the ceiling meets the wall? Glee hokie (talk) 23:18, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

temperature difference only?

This is the usual measurement of the temperature difference, due to which the heat flux is calculated. However, the effect of this plate on the thermal distribution can be very significant, and its measurements will have a big error for the engineering design. And where is the difference from the conventional thermoelectric generators.Тибериум (talk) 10:27, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Тибериум! I am having trouble understanding your comment, so please respond whether or not this answers your questions?
Due to the nature of the sensor, the heat flux is by a difference in temperature of both surfaces of the sensor. This can be seen in this picture. And, yes, because the sensor is put in the heat flow between two temperatures, it influences the measurement, as is explained in the Properties section. It can be compared to a resistor with capacitor in an electrical circuit.

The sensors, in principal, does not differ from a thermoelectric generator; they are based on the Seebeck effect.

Does this answer your questions? What part of the page could use extra clarification? Mexxors (talk) 11:25, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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