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What is a liquid, gas, gel, (substance) etc. that cools when it meets electric current? Thank you all for the help.
Thank you very much for your reply...Borek said:I don't think it is possible. At least not the way you describe it. Passing current in general heats things up, not cools them down. Theoretically speaking passing current could trigger some highly endothermic reaction, but the effect will be most likely irreversible - that is, you will be able to do it just once. It could be possible to "recharge" the system (something similar in principle to thiosulfate hand warmers), but I can't think of any substance that will behave the way you need even irreversibly, not to mention the latter case..
I had never ever hear of a Peltier element... I'm reading up on it right now and this might be what I'm looking for! Thank you and I'll keep you posted.DrDu said:Did you consider to use a Peltier element?
Thanks Borek... Reading up on Peltier element is making me re-envision what I'm trying to accomplish and gave me an idea of how to implement it... Thank you all!Borek said:Just remember Peltier element is cold on one side, but hot on the other. Your initial description suggested you want something that gets cold as a whole.