A heating value of 90 TJ has been measured from the fission of 1.0 kg of U-235.

(a) How many gallons of water would need to be stored on a hillside 225 ft above sea level to provide an energy equivalence?
(b) If the heating value of 1.0 kg of coal is 25 MJ, how many short tons of coal would need to be consumed to provide the heating equivalence of 1.0 kg U-235?


Trades & Technology

You might also like to view...

What happens if the second winding is not connected to the power line within a short period of time?

What will be an ideal response?

Trades & Technology

Technician Asays the door pillars and the quarter panels are the main load-carrying components in a unitized body. Technician B says the strength of a unitized body is obtained by shape and design. Who is correct?

A. A only B. B only C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

Trades & Technology

When measuring flywheel radial runout ________.

A) Position the dial indicator at the center of the flywheel B) Position the dial indicator at the edge of the flywheel C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B

Trades & Technology

The subsequent problems deal with frequency response of a second-order measurement system.When the input frequency is the same as the natural frequency of the system and the damping is very large, the output lags the input by

A. 1 cycle B. 1/4 cycle C. 1/2 cycle D. 0 cycle E. 3/4 cycle

Trades & Technology