A thermoelectric scanning facility for the study of elemental thermocouples

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 538-546

  Bentley, Robin E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

dc EMF; Inhomogeneity measurement; Standards and calibration; Temperature; Thermoelectric scanning; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GOLD; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; SEEBECK EFFECT; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; WIRE;

THERMOELECTRIC SCANNING;

THERMOCOUPLES;

THERMOCOUPLE; THERMOELECTRIC FLOWMETER;

EID: 0034034308     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/11/5/314     Document Type: Article

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