The energy efficiency of a process is equal to the useful energy output divided by the...
total energy input.
A Sankey diagram shows...
a.which forms of energy are kinetic energy and which forms are potential energy.
b.changes in the forms and relative amounts of energy in an event or process.
c. the interactions of energy and mass in an event or process.
d.a closed system.
b
Marcus and Brianna are drawing a Sankey diagram. Marcus says that the thermal energy produced by an appliance is always non-useful energy. Brianna disagrees. Who is correct, and why?
Brianna is correct because thermal energy can be a useful energy output.
A 90% efficient electric heater produces 900 joules of useful energy per second. What is the energy input?
1,000J
Which equation is used to calculate efficiency?
Sassiane and Sean are drawing a Sankey diagram of a car. Most of the energy output is thermal energy. Sassiane says they should make the thermal energy arrow straight because it represents the greatest percentage of energy output. Sean says they should make the thermal energy arrow curve down because it represents useful energy. Which student is correct?
Neither is correct.
A bicycle is 70% efficient. What is the total energy input of the bicycle if the useful energy output is 420 joules per second?
600 J/s.
Mary uses this equation to calculate energy efficiency as a percentage. What mistake does she make in the equation?
She reverses the quantities in the ratio.
input into the machine.
67%
3
In a Sankey diagram, what does the thickness of the lines represent?
The relative amounts of energy.
A 90% efficient television uses 300 joules of electric energy per second. The amount of light the television produces is eight times the amount of sound. How much light and how much sound does the television produce each second?
240 J light and 30 J sound.
About 25% of the energy output is useful.
This Sankey diagram shows the energy transformations in a blender per second of use. What is the efficiency of the blender?
80%