Energy
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KINETIC ENERGY | Concept, technical details and operation
Energy is the ability of a body to modify the world around it . The unit in which energy is measured is…
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MECHANICAL ENERGY | Concept, technical details and operation
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed . Mechanical energy is a kind of…
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THERMAL ENERGY | Concept, technical details and features
Thermal energy is also known as caloric or calorific energy and is manifested through heat . It can be measured in Joules, as…
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CHEMICAL ENERGY | Concept, technical details and operation
Chemical energy refers to the energy contained within, or produced through molecular reactions of one or more compounds . It is the internal energy that…
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Diesel (fuel) – Characteristics, properties and uses
Gas oil, gas oil or diesel is a hydrocarbon in liquid state that is basically composed of paraffins . It is obtained thanks to the distillation process…
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Gasoline or Naphtha (fuel) – Characteristics and properties
Gasoline , naphtha or benzine is a hydrocarbon of fossil origin that is used as fuel in internal combustion engines ; combustion , generated by a spark inside the cylinders, emits mechanical energy that will propel the…
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Fossil fuels – What are they, formation and uses
Fossil fuels are those that come from the natural decomposition of organic matter (such as plants, bacteria, algae and other microorganisms); They are for example oil , coal and natural…
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Nuclear fuels | What are they, formation and uses
Nuclear fuels are all materials that have been adapted for use in the production of nuclear energy . The material itself (whether…
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NUCLEAR ENERGY | Characteristics, capacity and operation
Nuclear energy is that which arises from the interior of the atomic nucleus, that is, from the central/internal part of an…
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NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES | Concept, examples and advantages
Non – renewable energies are those that come from a finite source, with limited resources, or failing that, it takes hundreds or…
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