%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Temperature on Thermoelectric Properties of Copper and Constatan Wires
%J Energy and Power
%@ 2163-1603
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.5923/j.ep.20130302.01
%X This work is based on the study of the General principles of Thermocouple and how it is used for measuring voltage outputs in which two wires of different metals are joined together. The wires of dissimilar metals that were used in this study were Copper and the Constantan wires.This work investigated the effect of temperature on the thermoelectric properties of these wires (Copper and Constantan Wires). The work involved the use of two numbers five liters and two numbers ten liters containers for the cold and hot junctions. It was observed that an increase in the temperature of the hot junction led to an increase in the output voltage and vice versa. Also the more the difference in temperature between the hot and cold junction, the more the output voltage. It was also observed that the volume of containers of the hot and cold junctions has effect on the output voltage. The maximum voltage recorded in the ten liters containers was 4.100mV while the maximum voltage recorded in the five liters container was 3.500mV.
%K Thermocouple
%K Temperature
%K Copper
%K Constantan
%K Junction
%U http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ep.20130302.01.html