14.1.4 - Overview of Energy Conservation in Solid Mechanics
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What is energy conservation?
💡 Hint: Think about how energy changes form within a system.
Define extensive property.
💡 Hint: Consider properties that would change with mass changes.
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What does the conservation of energy in mechanics state?
💡 Hint: Remember the law of conservation of energy.
True or False: Extensive properties are independent of mass.
💡 Hint: Think about properties that change with more material.
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Evaluate the energy conservation in a system where liquid flows through a pipe with varying diameter and discuss effects at the smaller and larger sections.
💡 Hint: Consider both kinetic and potential energies at different pipe sections.
Propose a real-world example of energy conservation principles applied in mechanical engineering. Discuss the mechanisms at play.
💡 Hint: Think about work done versus gravitational potential energy.
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