Energy Resource Plan As the power bill is nearing to be three times as much as it has been‚ one thing on every household’s mind is‚ how are we going to conserve energy? Conserving energy is more than just “saving the planet”. It is preserving earth for future generations‚ your kids‚ your grandkids‚ and your lineage. We need to treat the earth like a precious family heirloom that is nearing its breaking point. There are two categories of energy: renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable energy comes
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3 Work‚ Power and Energy At the end of this section you should be able to: a. b. c. d. e. f. describe potential energy as energy due to position and derive potential energy as mgh describe kinetic energy as energy due to motion and derive kinetic energy as mv2/2 state conservation of energy laws and solve problems where energy is conserved define power as rate of energy transfer define couple‚ torque and calculate work done by variable force or torque solve problems where energy is lost due to friction
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Energy Management H.W 1 1. A hospital is considering the purchase of a large commercial laundry dryer‚ and is attempting to decide between an electric and natural gas powered system. If electricity costs $0.06/kWh and is used with an efficiency of 90%‚ what is the equivalent price of natural gas per therm if it can be burned with an efficiency of 80%? Dimensional Analysis |$.06 |29.3 KWh |.8 efficiency | |.90 efficiency |1 therm
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Renewable Energy is Best Michelle Johnson HUM/111 March 26‚ 2011 L. Flemister Renewable Energy is best America’s dependency on foreign oil is costing us more than just money; it costs us our clean air and potentially thousands of jobs in America. Our nation needs to create its own renewable energy. The dependency on other countries is crippling our economy. Drilling for oil in the United States is not the answer. We need to take better care of our planet and that each of us must
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Chemistry 105 A Final Exam 06/24/10 First Letter of last Name Dr. Jessica Parr Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Maximum points 18 8 12 12 8 10 12 10 6 6 (Sub-T) PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME IN BLOCK LETTERS Name: __________________________________________ Last 4 Digits of USC ID:_____ _____ _____ _____ Lab TA’s Name: _________________________________ Score (102) Grader Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (Sub-T) TOTAL
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understood‚ basic principles to its solution. At the end of this subject‚ students should have gained an understanding of kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies‚ and free vibration of single degree of freedom mechanical systems. The three immediate learning objectives of this subject are: Understanding basic mechanics concepts such as rigid body‚ force‚ motion‚ work‚ energy‚ power‚ impulse and momentum‚ and the relationships between them; Gaining skills in
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Energy is the fuel that runs the engine of the world economy. Believe it or not our need for energy is not primarily to run economies but intrinsically to create order in the world. Wind energy Wind energy is the kinetic energy associated with the movement of atmospheric air. It has been used for hundreds of years for sailing‚ grinding grain‚ and for irrigation. Wind energy systems convert this kinetic energy to more useful forms of power. Wind energy systems for irrigation and milling have been
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that could power a jet‚ NASA engineer Bilal Bomani presents his work in turning the field of aviation into an environmentally friendly service. At NASA’s GreenLab Research Facility‚ he uses algae and halophytes to create a self-sustaining‚ renewable energy ecosystem that doesn’t consume arable land or fresh water. Bomani’s work has a set of guidelines which it must follow. In order to be truly Green‚ Bomani’s fuel must be Sustainable‚ Alternative and Renewable. Meaning that it must have a low carbon
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deformed and flattened by the impact and the transfer of energy. Different brands of balls are made from different materials‚ and some balls have harder cores‚ while others have softer cores. The strength of the core directly relates to the coefficient of restitution; with a harder core‚ the ball will deform less and travel farther because of a more efficient transfer of kinetic energy from club to ball. With a softer core‚ too much energy will be spent deforming the ball and it will not travel
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Experiment 4.5 Measuring the energy content of a “Dorito” and Popcorn. Using the method as described on page 46 of the textbook‚ measure the energy content of a Dorito and a “Popped” corn kernel. Aim: 1. Compare your results of each food and determine which will give the greatest energy per gram. 2. How much of each food would you need to boil 250mL of water? Hypothesis: (Before you begin‚ what do you think will be the conclusion.) As the Dorito is heated‚ it will release much more heat
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