Heya there, Machine Whisperer back again, and pondering the idea of efficiency. I often get asked to define efficiency and to help other folks understand what it means and why it matters. I hope this can clarify a bit more for those of you who have asked or just wondered about it.
We hear about fuel efficiency in cars, high efficiency washers and high efficiency LED lighting in the home- how does it all tie together? Simply put, efficiency is the amount of energy you get out of a system compared to the amount of energy that had to be put in. When we use energy in whatever form, some of it gets lost in conversion.
The mission of MachineWhisperer is to act as a resource for the exchange of knowledge in maintenance, diagnosis, repair and upgrade of most common machines.
In direct opposition to a 'throw-away' society: through knowledge, empowering people to interact with machines in a new way to reduce resource use and abuse.
Together, lets find the path of least environmental, economic, and social damage while allowing machines to assist us in living better for longer.
Showing posts with label 2nd law of thermodynamics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd law of thermodynamics. Show all posts
Friday, March 21, 2014
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