Development of Thermoelectric Water Heating/Cooling Devices

Abstract

A simple, safe, and reliable thermoelectric device for heating or cooling potable water for use in military vehicles was developed. the unit is capable of cooling water to 60 F in ambient temperatures up to 130 F and heating to 150 F in ambient temperatures of 40 F. Freezing/overheating and undervoltage protections are provided. The unit has also cooling/heating indicators, water ready indicators, and automatic switch off. A total of six units were built, tested, and delivered to U.S. Army Natick R&D Center.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 1985
Accession Number
ADA166949

Entities

People

  • B. Mathipraksam

Organizations

  • MRIGlobal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Contracts
  • Drinking Water
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Freezing
  • Heat Transfer
  • Logic Gates
  • Low Voltage
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • System Safety
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.