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How do you increase thermal efficiency in converting heat energy to mechanical energy eg in internal combustion engine or gas turbine is there any device to improve thermal efficiency?
The first step would be to insulate the system to decrease heat loss then increase the compression ratio of air/fuel mixture as in the ic engine The first step would be to insulate the system to decrease heat loss then increase the compression ratio of air/fuel mixture as in the ic engine
Is mechanical energy coming from light and heat?
I think it would be thermal energy.
How does the thermal energy of a system change when work is done on The system?
Usually the "thermal energy" will increase since work ON the system adds energy. Thermal energy is really not the best term though. A much better term in thermodynamics would be ENTHALPY.
How is most thermal energy in the atmosphere transfered?
From the surface, it would be via convection currents
Give an example of heat energy?
Thermal energy can power up many things maybe billions sometimes thermal energy is powering up heaters (most of the time)
What does insulation means?
To insulate is to add on to something to preserve an energy. For houses that energy would heat.
What does insuler mean?
To insulate is to add on to something to preserve an energy. For houses that energy would heat.
What does insullated mean?
To insulate is to add on to something to preserve an energy. For houses that energy would heat.
What does insulation mean?
To insulate is to add on to something to preserve an energy. For houses that energy would heat.
How do you increase thermal efficiency in converting heat energy to mechanical energy eg in internal combustion engine or gas turbine is there any device to improve thermal efficiency?
The first step would be to insulate the system to decrease heat loss then increase the compression ratio of air/fuel mixture as in the ic engine The first step would be to insulate the system to decrease heat loss then increase the compression ratio of air/fuel mixture as in the ic engine
Were is the most thermal energy?
On Earth, the greatest source of thermal energy would be at the earth's core.
Is thermal energy caused by the ocean?
No, thermal energy is the last form of energy degradation. All energy will eventually transformed to thermal energy. Even the motion of wave (kinetic energy) would eventually loss through shear and friction and transformed to thermal energy.
Would rice krispy treats make a good thermal insulator?
Yes, it seems to be that as I tested the temperature of rice when heated, it turned out to be 244.4 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition, other materials did not work as well because of its inability to insulate heat.
When something is being melted is it adding or removing thermal energy?
It would be added thermal energy to break intermolecular attractions
What is the opposite of thermal energy?
There is no opposite of thermal energy.Thermal energy is energy that comes from heat, and therefore comparable to temperature. There is no "opposite of temperature," and there is no "opposite of thermal energy."If an object has high thermal energy, it is hot. The opposite of that would be having low thermal energy, or being cold.
Is it necessary to insulate pipes and air duct located inside a building thermal envelope?
well depending on the type of building and also depending on how old the building possibly is could depend on weather or not you would need to insulate the pipes.
Would a toaster still be thermal energy if it was not pluged in?
no
