Quantitative Two-Dimensional Temperature Measurements

Lab Experiments involving the Heat Equation are usually one-dimensional exercises involving a copper pipe and a half-dozen thermocouples. But with DS18B20 “One-Wire” thermometer chips and an Arduino, it’s possible to measure hundreds of temperature values simultaneously. Here’s what my students Daniel Lund and Lawrence Lechuga and I came up with for 2-D temperature measurements. We …

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