Physics Fundamentals and Miscellaneous
Physics Fundamentals
In this part, we cover energy, power, heat, and specific heat.
Reading
Hewitt, Conceptual Physics 13-16
Incropera?
EFS
Basic Concepts
Energy Units
Joule
SI Unit. One Newton-Meter.
Kilowatt-Hour
Energy consumed by 1 kW load over one hour
Calorie
Energy to heat one gram of water one degree Celsius
Kilo-calorie
One thousand calories. Used in food energy content.
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Energy to heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
Quad
One quadrillion () BTU
Therm
Energy Unit Table
Unit
Joule Equivalent
Joule
Kilowatt-Hour
3.6 MJ
BTU
1055 J
Calorie
4.186 J
Food Calorie
4186 J
Therm
100,000 BTU
Power Units
Watt
Horsepower
BTU/hour (sometimes just called BTU)
Power Unit Table
Unit
Watt Equivalent
Watt
BTU/hour
0.293 Watt
Horsepower
750 Watt
Temperature
Internal energy
Conversion between scales
Heat
energy flow from one point to another
units and notation
newtons law of cooling
Heat Capacity
specific heat
specific heat capacity
drop a hot metal in water
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