Clamond electroplating thermopile. 19th-century illustration of the electroplating thermopile developed in 1874 by French engineers Charles Clamond and Louis Mure. It was powered by gas (supplied through tubing, lower left). A zinc-antimony alloy was used for the hot junction and iron for the cool junction. A thermopile is an example of a thermoelectric generator, a device that uses the thermoelectric effect to produce electricity from a heat differential. The heat differential is here created by burning natural gas to heat the zinc-antimony alloy in the central core. The projections are cooling fins made of iron. This illustration is from 'Physique Populaire' (Emile Desbeaux, 1891). | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 4617 px × 3786 px |
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