I am constructing a system using a standard Peltier component for use in a unique biomedical research application. I need to be able to seal the heat sink (cold side) of the Peltier component to improve its efficiency. The cold side will have a copper adaptor bonded to it and give rise to an insulated copper wire that pulls heat from the test system. I want to seal all the exposed copper on the cold side, so that only the wire insulation and sealant are exposed. The cold side of the component will be pulling about 0.5 W of Q and operating at about 5degC. The hot side will dump to forced convection and will not, obviously, be sealed. The sealant should be nontoxic, inexpensive, widely available, relatively easy to work with, and, above all, a good electrical and thermal insulator. It looks like the thermal conductivity of silicone and most epoxies are too high for my purposes. This is a little outside my area of expertise. Any suggestions?
2007-12-18
05:43:19
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Sullydog
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