The Thermodielectric Effect in Paraffin Wax



Título del documento: The Thermodielectric Effect in Paraffin Wax
Revista: Brazilian journal of physics
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000385148
ISSN: 0103-9733
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1University of West Bohemia, New Technologies Research Centre, Plzen. República Checa
Año:
Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 45
Número: 1
Paginación: 28-35
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés This paper deals with results of the thermodielectric effect measurement. A paraffin wax as a dielectric material was investigated via differential scanning calorimetry and potentiometry during a phase transition. Possible description of the thermodielectric effect based on fundamental laws of thermodynamics is shown; to be more specific, the link between the potential difference and the latent heat is presented. The thermodynamic model of thermodielectric effect based on electrochemical equilibrium and charge generation at the solid/liquid interface is introduced. Results of the thermodielectric effect measurement are used for the calculation of a molecular mass of the paraffin wax. The relation for a surface area (interface) between liquid and solid phase of the paraffin wax during solidification is derived from the presented theoretical description of the thermodielectric effect
Disciplinas: Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Física de materia condensada,
Propiedades dieléctricas,
Aislantes,
Calorimetría diferencial de barrido,
Transición de fase,
Parafina
Keyword: Physics and astronomy,
Condensed matter physics,
Dielectric properties,
Insulators,
Differential scanning calorimetry,
Phase transition,
Paraffin
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