Senior Theses
Publication Date
4-2021
Document Type
Thesis (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Department
Physics
Faculty Advisor(s)
Tianbao Xie (Thesis Advisor)
Jennifer T. Heath & Joelle Murray (Committee Members)
Subject Categories
Heat Transfer, Combustion | Materials Science and Engineering | Physics | Thermodynamics
Abstract
An experiment was designed and conducted to explore the relationship between thermal conductivity with free electrons in metal. In the experiment, copper, iron, aluminum, and titanium rods with close diameters were used to carry out the experiment. Each rod was heated up by a heat unit at one end while cooled on the other end with a heat sink to maintain a steady state. DC current was applied to rods in the direction along, as well as against, the heat flow. Thermal conductivities were measured in these two situations for each rod. Results showed electrons do dominate thermal flow inside metal.
Recommended Citation
Liu, Yansong, "Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity and Free Electrons in Metal" (2021). Senior Theses. 51.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/physstud_theses/51
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