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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2026 Meeting


Section: Physics Education


Title:
An investigation of the heat flows in the PHYWE thermogenerator


Authors:
Călin GALERIU, Cristina-Ștefania ARICI


Affiliation:
Military Technical Academy "Ferdinand I", Bucharest, Romania


E-mail
calin.galeriu@mta.ro


Keywords:
Arduino Uno R3, DS18B20 temperature sensor, thermometer calibration, Seebeck effect, heat transfer by conduction and convection


Abstract:
We describe the calibration of four waterproof DS18B20 temperature sensors, and their subsequent use in the study of the Seebeck effect. Based on the experimental measurements, we develop and validate a theoretical model of the heat flows in the PHYWE thermogenerator. When there is no electric current flowing through the generator, and when the two junctions operate in the steady-state regime, an important relationship emerges between the four temperatures of interest.