Exam 3 Flashcards
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Rules the engineer must follow for systems
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- On r a sys is specified, it cannot be changed midway through calculation
- Boundary can be any shape, but it must be closed in space and time
- Boundary can be rigid (defining the volume of a space) or flexible (defining an object)
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System
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A particulate subset of the universe specified in time and space by a boundary
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What is energy?
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“The capacity for doing work”
Unit of exchange
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1st law of thermodynamics
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“Law of conservation of energy”
Energy can neither be created or destroyed
Energy can only be transformed
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Work can be converted into…
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- Another form of work
2. Heat
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Energy accounting
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Ef - Ei= input - output
Accumulation= net input
State quantities= path quantities
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Kinetic energy
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Energy associated with motion
Ek= 1/2mv^2
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Potential energy
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Energy associated with:
- position, either against a field (ex. Gravity, electric field,
- compressed spring, or
- stretched rubber band
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Internal energy
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U
Energy associated with atoms
Ex. Temperature, phase changes, or chem reactions
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Work
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Energy flow due to a driving force (not temperature)
- Mechanical (hydraulic)
- Electrical
- Photonic (solar PV)
- Cardiovascular
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Heat
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Energy flow due to temperature change
Ex. Conduction, radiation
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Mass
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Energy flow due to mass crossing the system boundary
Ex. Fuel
E= mc^
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Universal accounting equation
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Change= energy at Ti - energy at T
ΔEk+ΔEp+ΔU= (Win-Wout)+(Qin-Qout)+(Min-Mout)
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Work input (Win)
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Work done ON the system from its surroundings
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Work output (Wout)
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Work done BY the system to its surroundings
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Form for heat and mass
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Energy added to the system - Energy removed from the system
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Work=
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W= FΔx
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Equation from joules experiment
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ΔU= Won
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t initial
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Ek= 0
Ep
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t initial
v> 0
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Ek= 1/2mv^2
Ep
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t initial
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Ek= 0
Ep
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2nd law of thermodynamics
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Naturally occurring processes are directional
Closely tied to idea reversibility, but reversible processes have no directionality
Entropy
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Electricity ➡️ light
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Lightbul
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Electricity ➡️ heat
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Hair dryer
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Chem energy in gas ➡️ torque on shaft
Gas engine and transmission
| Power train
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Cham energy in food ➡️ locomotion
Muscle movement
| Krebs cycle
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Natural gas ➡️ electricity
Gas turbine
| Generator
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A system converts....
Energy from one firm to another
Process not always perfect
Waste us usually heat
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Efficiency
Measure of how well a system can convert energy
η= output/input
Percentage
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Cascaded conversion
Can connect multiple systems together and do several conversions
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Overall efficiency
Treat multiple conversions as a single process
| ηoverall= E4/E1= η1*η2*η3
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What has the smallest unit of charge?
An electron
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Flowing charge is...
Current
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Accumulated charge is...
Voltage
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Metallic bond
Electrons are shared
Valence electrons form "cloud" or "sea" of electrons
Electrons are free to flow (because loosely bond and shared)
Causes metals to be good conductors
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Electrical insulators
Electric charge does not flow freely
High resistivity
Plastic, polymer, ceramic, glass, paper, rubber
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Current
Flow of positive electrons
| Opposite of electron flow
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1 coulomb is the charge of how many electrons?
6.24*10^-19
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1 amp equal
1 coulomb glowing through a wire in 1 second
| A= C/s
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Current always flows...
Through
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Electrostatic force
Gives rise to stored energy
F= (1/4πε0)(q1q2/r^2)
ε0= 8.854*10^-12 C^2/Nm^2
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Energy
"The stuff that gets work done"
| Unit of exchange like money
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Power
Rate at which energy flows from one place to another
| Units: J/s= W (energy per unit of time)
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1hp= ___W
1hp= 745.7W
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Voltage arises from
Accumulated charge being separated
Exists between two points
NOT an individual point
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Voltage is a measure of...
How much energy each coulomb of charge contains
| Difference between strength of electron supply and severity of electron shortage
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1 volt=
1V= 1J/C
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Relationship between power, voltage, and current
P= IV
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DC
Direct current
Voltage and current are constant
Ex. All batteries, power supply in car
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AC
Alternating current
Voltage and current alternating back and forth
Ex. Grid supplied electric power
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Electricity is all about ______
Charge
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Semiconductors
Modern materials designed to conduct only under certain conditions
Transistors, LEDs, amplifiers
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In electricity flow through wire, electrons are induced by...
Chemical reaction in battery
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How to calculate number of free/valence electrons?
(Volume*density per mole)/(atomic mass*Avogadros number)
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Positive terminal of battery=
Electron storage
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Negative terminal of battery=
Electron supply
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Resistance is caused by
Scattering and destructive interactions between atoms and electrons
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Current
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Quantity of electrons passing a point per unit time
Units: amps
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Ohms law
V= IR
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Resistance is present in...
All conductors
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Kirchhoff's first law
Current law
KCL
The algebraic sum of the currents flowing through a junction/node is zero
Sum of the currents flowing into a node= sum of the currents flowing out of that node
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Node
Connection of 2 or more components
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Kirchhoff's second law
Voltage law
KVL
The algebraic sum of voltages around any closed loop in a circuit is zero
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In series,...
Req= R1+R2+R3..
Current is constant
Voltage changes
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Current flows out of...
Positive terminal of a source
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Current flows into..
The positive side of a resistor
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In parallel,
1/Req= 1/R1+1/R2+1/R3...
Voltage is constant
Current changes
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Joules law
```
P= IV
P= V^2/R
P= I^2R
```
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Digital/binary signal is made up...
1's and 0's
| Base 2
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How to represent 1's and 0's in binary
Voltage various conventions like TTL and CMOS
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Why use digital?
Noise
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Digital logic
Testing conditions by digital circuitry: the use if digital circuitry to determine if a condition is TRUE OR FALSE
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What is digital logic founded on
George Boole
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Boolean algebra
An algebra in which the binary operations are chosen to model the Union and intersection operations in SET THEORY
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Operations of union
OR
| +
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Operations of intersection
AND
| ⚫️
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Operations of complement
NOT
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DeMorgan's laws
```
!(x*y)= !x + !y
!(x+y)= !x*!y
```
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Path quantities include:
Work
Heat
Mass
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State quantities include:
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Internal energy
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_____ is MVP to thermodynamics and engineering
Energy
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How is energy distinguished?
By what it can produce
No mass or defining characteristic
Can be stored in a system
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Broad definition of energy acc. to book
Ability to produce an effect or change on matter
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Ultimate usefulness depends on...
How efficiently it can be converted
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E=
Wd
| Distance parallel with work
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Unit of energy
Nm= J
| Ftlbf
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Potential energy is found with...
Datum plane
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All matter is composed of..
Molecules that at a finite temperature are in continuous motion and have intermolecular attractions dependent on distance which = internal energy
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Chemical energy
Energy released when fuel is burned or when food is consumed
Ex. Photosynthesis
Measured in terms of heat of combustion or heating value
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Nuclear energy
Energy stored in atoms
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Nuclear fission
Breaks nucleus into 2 parts and releases energy
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Nuclear fusion
Combines light nuclei and releases energy (m➡️E)
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What is needed to transfer energy?
Driving force or potential difference
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What is a requirement for movement of an object against some resistance?
Energy
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Electrical energy is a form of...
Work
| Energy is transferred through conducting medium when there's a difference in electric potential
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What does circuit theory do?
1. Provides smile solutions to practical problems with sufficient accuracy
2. Allows us to decrease analysis of large systems to a series of small problems
3. Is a means of SYNTHETICALLY (building up) complex systems from basic components
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How do atoms combine?
By sharing their outer orbital electrons and thereby filling voids and establishing unique patterns if molecules
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What keeps electrons orbiting around nucleus?
Attractive forces between protons and electrons
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Atoms have a specific....
Lattice structure but vibrate around nominal positions
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Electrostatics
Branch of science concerned with static/stationary charged bodies
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Electric potential
Work required to bring like charges together at a certain point
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Is the speed of electrons relatively fast or slow?
Slow
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In a closed system , no _____ may cross the boundaries
Material/mass
| But the boundaries may change shapes
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During a cycle, there is no net change in _____
Energy
| So Q= W
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Ohms law is applicable at constant _____
Temperature
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Reciprocal of resistance
Conductance (G)
G= 1/R
Measured in Siemens (S)
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When several resistors are connected between the same 2 points they are in...
Parallel
