Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ819014
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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Power Harvesting from Rotation?
Chicone, Carmen; Feng, Z. C.
European Journal of Physics, v29 n5 p1115-1120 Sep 2008
We show the impossibility of harvesting power from rotational motions by devices attached to the rotating object. The presentation is suitable for students who have studied Lagrangian mechanics. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Energy, Kinetics, Science Instruction, College Science, Equations (Mathematics), Motion, Science Experiments, Validity, Mathematical Logic
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Students; Teachers
Language: English
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