Cooling thermocouples junction

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Cooling the junction of a thermocouple is not feasible, as thermocouples are designed solely for temperature measurement, not active heating or cooling. Applying current to both wires will not effectively cool the junction. The Peltier effect, associated with thermoelectric cooling, involves one junction heating while the other cools, but this does not create a net cooling effect for the thermocouple itself. The discussion suggests that inquiries about cooling methods might be better suited for an Electrical Engineering forum. Overall, thermocouples should not be used for active cooling applications.
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please let me know
how to cool the junction of thermocouple...
is it possible to give current to both the wires n get junction cooled...?
 
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The Electrical Engineering forum is probably a better place to post this question. Thermocouples are a type of temperature sensor and are not meant to actively heat or cool anything.
 
I didn't realize Peltiers were also technically thermocouples, but since one junction gets hot while the other gets cold, it still won't result in an overall heat loss.
 

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