mechanical energy

mechanical energy
The sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy of a body or system

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  • Mechanical energy — An example of a mechanical system: A satellite is orbiting the Earth only influenced by the conservative gravitational force and the mechanical energy is therefore conserved. The satellite is accelerated towards the Earth with an acceleration… …   Wikipedia

  • mechanical energy — Sum of a system s kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE). Mechanical energy is constant in a system that experiences no dissipative forces such as friction or air resistance. For example, a swinging pendulum that experiences only… …   Universalium

  • mechanical energy — noun energy in a mechanical form • Hypernyms: ↑energy, ↑free energy • Hyponyms: ↑kinetic energy, ↑K.E., ↑potential energy, ↑P.E. * * * mechanical energy …   Useful english dictionary

  • mechanical energy — mechaninė energija statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Mechaninės sistemos kinetinės ir potencinės energijos suma. atitikmenys: angl. mechanical energy vok. mechanische Energie, f rus. механическая энергия, f pranc.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • mechanical energy — mechaninė energija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kinetinės ir potencinės energijos suma. atitikmenys: angl. mechanical energy rus. механическая энергия …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • mechanical energy — mechaninė energija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. mechanical energy vok. mechanische Energie, f rus. механическая энергия, f pranc. énergie mécanique, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • mechanical energy — mechaninė energija statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Mechaninio medžiagų judėjimo ir medžiagų ar jų dalių sąveikos energija. Mechaninė kūnų sistemos energija – kinetinės ir potencinės energijų suma. atitikmenys: angl. mechanical energy vok …   Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas

  • Energy storage — is the storing of some form of energy that can be drawn upon at a later time to perform some useful operation. A device that stores energy is sometimes called an accumulator. All forms of energy are either potential energy (eg. chemical,… …   Wikipedia

  • Energy harvesting — (also known as Power harvesting or energy scavenging ) is the process by which energy is captured and stored. Frequently this term is applied when speaking about small autonomous devices, like those used in sensor networks. A variety of different …   Wikipedia

  • Energy —   The capability of doing work; different forms of energy can be converted to other forms, but the total amount of energy remains the same.   This is broadly defined as the capability of doing work. In the electric power industry, energy is more… …   Energy terms

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