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Unread 05-16-2004, 12:04 PM   #12
Les
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Originally Posted by jaydee116
You should know more on the subject than most of us put together eh? You tell us? :shrug:
Cannot give a definitive answer.

The theory is that the optimum Cu thickness is dependent on Peltier area and Film Coefficient(h) - Waterloo .
Bill Adams had the first crack at this 3yrs ago - Thickness .
Since Bill's effort there has been no advance in identifying the correct h.
Here I have tentatively suggested that h can be equated to the heat-sinks Thermal Conductance .
Without a value for h the optimum theoretical thickness cannot be calculated.

The only experimental work I have done - here - did not add to my understanding
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