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Maxwell says that the effort you put in is more than the work you can get out. So the heat difference you get, even if converted perfectly to other kinetic ener
by rocqua 4y ago
Maxwell says that the effort you put in is more than the work you can get out. So the heat difference you get, even if converted perfectly to other kinetic energy, will always be less than the electricity input.
But we aren't after kinetic energy, or work. We are after heat.
- taeric 4y agoI thought heat was a form of kinetic energy? Specifically, it is a measure of the kinetic energy of an object's particles, independent of the kinetic energy of the object as a whole. That not accurate?
- rocqua 4y agoIt technically is, but not really. The correct term is 'work' which means something like useful change in kinetic energy. Your idea of 'kinetic energy of the object as a whole' is probably quite close.
- taeric 4y agoMakes sense. I was thinking of it in context here. Seems the distinction between kinetic and thermal inside a heat pump is less useful that other places.