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Energy:Concepts and Examples
SHORT VERSION – may look weirdSteve ColtEnvi 201
University of Alaska [email protected]
Version 1: 16 Feb 2004
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Energy: What is It?
• Ability to do Work– (formal physics definition)
• Food We can move, think, live• Warmth or Heat, Coolness• Light• Sound (speaker)• Motion (transportation)• Mechanical Power (skilsaw)
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What Forms does it Take?
• Chemical – Bagel, gasoline
• Heat– Warm room, hot water
• Mass (E=Mc2) – Sun, nuclear bomb, nuclear reactor
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Forms of Energy
• Kinetic – energy of motion– Speeding bicycle
• Potential – energy of position– Bicycle at top of hill
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Forms of Energy
• Electric Energy (Charge)– Charged Battery
• Electromagnetic Radiation– Visible Light, microwaves
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Measuring Energy – Common Units
• Joule – metric unit (not very useful)– 1 bagel has 1.2 million joules of food
energy
• Btu – British thermal unit– 1 lb water up by 1 degree f
• kWh – kilowatt hour– Used for electricity – 1 kWh costs 10
cents in Anchorage
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Power: the Rate of Energy Use– Just as speed = distance per time,
• Power = Energy conversion per unit of time
• Measured as Watts (W)– 60-watt light bulb converts electricity
to light (and heat!)…– While it is on!– Technically, 1W = one joule per
second
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Power: Examples• Human (at rest)
– About 100 W (we are always on!)• Small candle
– About 1 W (when it is lit!)• Hair dryer
– 1,000 W = 1 kilowatt = 1 kW– If it is on for one hour it uses:– 1 kW x 1 hour = 1 kilowatt-hour (1
kWh)– (costs 10 cents)
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Power: Horse vs. Hairdryer
• 1 Horsepower = .67 kW = 670 watts– Invented by James Watt so he could
charge for steam power in a way people could understand
– Few horses can actually produce 1 hp– Hairdryer, using 1 kilowatt, = 1.3
horsepower
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Conversion Example: Jet EngineForms:
Chemical -> Heat -> Motion
Power output:
15 Megawatts during take-off,
Much less during cruise
Picture of jet engine
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Energy Flow in Natural Systems
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Solar Radiation Received at Earth’s Surface: average is about 150 watts per
square meter
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Conversion of Solar to Plant Biomass
Only about 1-5% of solar radiation is converted to chemical energy of plant matter
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Conversion of Plants to Animals
• Trophic Level = feeding level• Plants (autotrophs = self-feeders)• Herbivores
– Convert 1-10% of plant energy to biomass
• Carnivores– Convert 1-10% of herbivore energy to
their own biomass
• 16 lbs of corn = 1 pound of beef
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Two Laws of Thermodynamics• First Law:
– Energy is converted from one form to another
• Second Law:– Energy is degraded with every
conversion, and ends up as low-grade heat
• Example: Your Toaster– …Electricity->Heat->(toast + warmth)
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Implication:
• Energy conversions are never 100% efficient
• There is waste heat lost at every step
• Efficiency Varies Dramatically…
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Efficiency of Energy Conversion
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Pre-Industrial Energy Sources
Source: Smil 1994
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Energy Use per Person
Source: Smil 1994
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Energy Use per Person
• The U.S. converts energy at the constant rate of about 10 kW per person
• This is like having 100 “energy slaves” working full-time for every american child and adult person
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Energy Use vs. Human Development
The Human Development Index combines life expectancy, education, and income into an index that ranges from zero to 1
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Impacts: Sulfur and Nitrogen
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Impacts: Land Use from Production
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Changing Energy Efficiency
Light Bulbs Jet Engines
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Overall, we seem to be getting more efficient…..
This is the “T” factor – how much energy per dollar of economic output
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But World energy use still grows by 1-2%/yr
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References• Smil, Vaclav. 1994 Energy in World History. Westview.• Smil, Vaclav. 2003. Energy at the Crossroads. MIT Press.• Scott Brennan and Jay Withgott. 2003. Environment:
The Science Behind the Stories. Pearson/Cummings.• BP Statistical Review of World Energy. 2003.