How much fuelwould a car have to burn to give it enough momentum to drive over a 3' high ramp?
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abandonnship,
Sat 17 Dec 2005, 2:45,
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*calculating*.......Assuming a car mass of 1000Kg
1000Kg * 9.81 N/Kg = 9810N
* 10cm = 981 Joules
Effeciency of a car engine = approx. 30%
- friction losses = approx 25%
981J * 4 = appx. 4KJ per car
* thousands and thousands of cars...
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Sat 17 Dec 2005, 2:45,
archived)
1000Kg * 9.81 N/Kg = 9810N
* 10cm = 981 Joules
Effeciency of a car engine = approx. 30%
- friction losses = approx 25%
981J * 4 = appx. 4KJ per car
* thousands and thousands of cars...
^this/give or take the power of several mice on a wheel*
*should be the standard unit of energy.
Evil Prof. Pixel Masher I made this!,
Sat 17 Dec 2005, 3:05,
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