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all devices that aim to use energy for a reason, some of the energy
put in to run it comes out as a non useful form of energy. The more
energy that comes out as useful, the more efficient the object is.
For instance, a light bulb wants to create light energy, but it
creates heat at the same time. This is the same for many processes: a fire (for warmth) creates light; a pepper grinder creates sound (even though you just want it to move).
Sankey
diagrams use an arrow to represent the energy going in and out of a
process:
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You also need to know how to draw them with proportional arrows btw.
ReplyDeletetypically the arrow going down is the wasted/unwanted energy
ReplyDeleteIf it's a lightbulb that's correct most devices aren't 90% efficient so I would assume the heat is waste
ReplyDeletethank you!!!
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