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  • How is the efficiency of an energy transfer calculated?

    By dividing the total useful output energy by the total input energy
  • What does efficiency represent in an energy transfer process?

    The proportion of input energy that becomes useful output energy
  • What is the equation for efficiency?

    Efficiency = Total useful output energy / Total input energy
  • What do Sankey diagrams illustrate in energy transfer?

    • Total input energy on the left
    • Breakdown into total useful output energy and wasted energy on the right
  • In what units is total useful output energy measured?
    Joules
  • What is the unit for total input energy?

    Joules
  • What happens to the units when calculating efficiency?

    Efficiency has no units when dividing energy values
  • How can efficiency be expressed as a percentage?

    By multiplying the efficiency value by 100
  • If an oven uses 80 K of electrical energy and supplies 30 K of thermal energy, what is the efficiency?

    0.375 or 37.5%
  • What is the first step in calculating the efficiency of the oven?

    Write down the key information and check the units
  • How do you substitute values into the efficiency formula?

    By using the formula: Efficiency = Useful output energy / Input energy
  • What is the input energy of the oven in the example?

    80 K
  • What is the useful output energy of the oven in the example?

    30 K
  • How can efficiencies be calculated using power?

    By dividing the total useful output power by the total input power
  • What units are used for both useful output and total input power?
    Watts
  • What does the efficiency formula become when dividing by time?

    Efficiency = Total useful output power / Total input power
  • If a low energy light bulb is 65% efficient and requires an input power of 12 Watts, what is the useful output power?

    1. 8 Watts
  • How do you convert efficiency from a percentage to a decimal?

    By dividing the percentage by 100
  • What is the rearranged formula to find useful output power?

    Useful output power = Efficiency × Total input power
  • How do you calculate the useful output power from the rearranged formula?

    By substituting the values into the formula
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