energy, work and power energy: the capacity to do “work”
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Energy, work and power
Energy: the capacity to do “work”. Measured in Joules (J), 1J = (kg m2)/(s2).Different types of energy: kinetic, elastic, potential, electrical, thermal, gravitational potential, nuclear potential, chemical potential, radiant, sound. (Named after how it is created or stored)
Energy transformation: the change from one form of energy to anotherExample:
Microwave oven
Work: the energy (measured in Joules) transferred to an object by an applied force over a measured distance.Work = (magnitude of the applied force) x (magnitude of the displacement)
W = FΔd
Mechanical energy (ME): the sum of gravitational potential energy (PE) and kinetic energy (KE)ME = PE + KE
Potential energy (PE): the ability of a system to do work due to its position or internal positionPotential energy = (mass) x (gravity) x (height)
PE = mghGravity= 9.8 N/kg
Kinetic energy: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motionKinetic energy = ((mass) x (velocity))2 / 2
KE = (mv2) / 2 or KE = ½ mv2
Conservative: non-dissipative, path independent (gravity) (PE + KE)B = (PE + KE)A
Non-conservative: dissipative, path dependent (friction) (PE + KE)B = (PE + KE)A + WNC
Efficiency: how efficient something is depends on the ratio of the energy that comes in, to the energy that comes out.
Power (P): the rate of doing work or transforming energy, or the rate at which energy is used or supplied. Measured in Watts, 1W = (1J/1s).
P = W / Δt
electrical energy radiant energy thermal energy