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Mechanical Energy - Paper

Mechanical Energy

Have you ever wondered how a jet aircraft lifts its tremendous
weight off the ground, or what gives a runner the stamina to reach the
finish line in a race? In order to answer all these questions we must
talk about the transformation of one sort of energy into another.
The jet aircraft gets its power from jet turbines. These powerful
jet engines create a high-pressure stream of very hot gases that push the
aircraft forward as they leave the engine. This is an example of heat
being transformed into movement. This is sometimes described as
Mechanical Energy. However, this transformation could not take place
without the fuel that the aircraft gets within its wings or fuselage.
Fuel is ...

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on our skin is a clue to
what is happening.

The movement of the windsurfer has a different explanation.
The windsurfer is propelled along by a sail which collects mechanical
energy from the winds that sweep along the water. This energy has been
produced by the sun which warms the earth's surface and sets the air above
in motion. The sun's heat comes to the earth as a form of radiant energy.
When the heat reaches the surface of the earth, it causes the land or seas
to rise in temperature.

The sun is very hot. Infact, the center of the sun can reach
temperatures of up to 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. This is because of
another kind of energy reaction where new substances are continually being
created as others are being destroyed. This reaction is known to us as
the Nuclear Reaction.
Today we are trying to imitate this reaction in improving our energy
supply. Scientists have calculated that the sun has enough fuel to go on
producing energy at its present rate for ...

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Added: 9/4/2006 05:53:40 PM
Category: Science & Nature
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