Flash Joule Heating (IMAGE)

Rice University

Flash Joule Heating

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Flash Joule heating is a technique that passes a current through a moderately resistive material to quickly heat materials to exceptionally high temperatures and transform them into other substances.

 

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(Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

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