Efficiency and Sankey questions

1. Kinetic energy is imparted to a wind turbine, at a rate of 2 MJ/s. Energy is transferred electrically to a power
line at a rate of 0.8 MJ/s. How efficient is the wind turbine?

2. A petrol engine is 15% efficient. If 1700 J of chemical energy are consumed, how much energy is in a useful
form?

3. A crane that is 80% efficient, lifts a mass up into the air such that it gains 20kJ of gravitational potential
energy. Calculate the energy that needs to be provided to the crane to lift the weight.

4. Calculate the efficiency for the following process:

a) A child’s spring toy converts elastic potential energy to gravitational potential energy. When
released, the toy gains 3 J of GPE, losing 0.5 J in overcoming air resistance.

b) An archer uses 100 J of chemical energy when shooting an arrow. 95 J end up as elastic potential
energy in the bow. When he releases the bow, this gets converted to kinetic energy, with 5 J lost via
sound. As it strikes the target, 15 J of work has been done against air resistance.

5. Draw a Sankey Diagram for the following:

a) The situation in question 3

b) Chris finds that a toy bow and arrow can store 20 J of energy when it is fully pulled back. When it is
released, the bow transfers 10 J to the arrow, 6 J to the surrounding air by heating, 3 J to the elastic
of the bow itself by heating and 1 J to the surroundings by sound.

Efficiency and Sankey questions

1. Kinetic energy is imparted to a wind turbine, at a rate of 2 MJ/s. Energy is transferred electrically to a power
line at a rate of 0.8 MJ/s. How efficient is the wind turbine?

2. A petrol engine is 15% efficient. If 1700 J of chemical energy are consumed, how much energy is in a useful
form?

3. A crane that is 80% efficient, lifts a mass up into the air such that it gains 20kJ of gravitational potential
energy. Calculate the energy that needs to be provided to the crane to lift the weight.

4. Calculate the efficiency for the following process:

a) A child’s spring toy converts elastic potential energy to gravitational potential energy. When
released, the toy gains 3 J of GPE, losing 0.5 J in overcoming air resistance.

b) An archer uses 100 J of chemical energy when shooting an arrow. 95 J end up as elastic potential
energy in the bow. When he releases the bow, this gets converted to kinetic energy, with 5 J lost via
sound. As it strikes the target, 15 J of work has been done against air resistance.

5. Draw a Sankey Diagram for the following:

a. The situation in question 3

b. Chris finds that a toy bow and arrow can store 20 J of energy when it is fully pulled back. When it is
released, the bow transfers 10 J to the arrow, 6 J to the surrounding air by heating, 3 J to the elastic
of the bow itself by heating and 1 J to the surroundings by sound.
 Efficiency and Sankey questions

6. Kinetic energy is imparted to a wind turbine, at a rate of 2 MJ/s. Energy is transferred electrically to a power
line at a rate of 0.8 MJ/s. How efficient is the wind turbine?

7. A petrol engine is 15% efficient. If 1700 J of chemical energy are consumed, how much energy is in a useful
form?

8. A crane that is 80% efficient, lifts a mass up into the air such that it gains 20kJ of gravitational potential
energy. Calculate the energy that needs to be provided to the crane to lift the weight.

9. Calculate the efficiency for the following process:

c) A child’s spring toy converts elastic potential energy to gravitational potential energy. When
released, the toy gains 3 J of GPE, losing 0.5 J in overcoming air resistance.

d) An archer uses 100 J of chemical energy when shooting an arrow. 95 J end up as elastic potential
energy in the bow. When he releases the bow, this gets converted to kinetic energy, with 5 J lost via
sound. As it strikes the target, 15 J of work has been done against air resistance.

10. Draw a Sankey Diagram for the following:

a) The situation in question 3

b) Chris finds that a toy bow and arrow can store 20 J of energy when it is fully pulled back. When it is
released, the bow transfers 10 J to the arrow, 6 J to the surrounding air by heating, 3 J to the elastic
of the bow itself by heating and 1 J to the surroundings by sound.

Efficiency and Sankey questions

6. Kinetic energy is imparted to a wind turbine, at a rate of 2 MJ/s. Energy is transferred electrically to a power
line at a rate of 0.8 MJ/s. How efficient is the wind turbine?

7. A petrol engine is 15% efficient. If 1700 J of chemical energy are consumed, how much energy is in a useful
form?

8. A crane that is 80% efficient, lifts a mass up into the air such that it gains 20kJ of gravitational potential
energy. Calculate the energy that needs to be provided to the crane to lift the weight.

9. Calculate the efficiency for the following process:

c) A child’s spring toy converts elastic potential energy to gravitational potential energy. When
released, the toy gains 3 J of GPE, losing 0.5 J in overcoming air resistance.

d) An archer uses 100 J of chemical energy when shooting an arrow. 95 J end up as elastic potential
energy in the bow. When he releases the bow, this gets converted to kinetic energy, with 5 J lost via
sound. As it strikes the target, 15 J of work has been done against air resistance.

10. Draw a Sankey Diagram for the following:

a. The situation in question 3

b. Chris finds that a toy bow and arrow can store 20 J of energy when it is fully pulled back. When it is
released, the bow transfers 10 J to the arrow, 6 J to the surrounding air by heating, 3 J to the elastic
of the bow itself by heating and 1 J to the surroundings by sound.