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Thepotemich [5.8K]
3 years ago
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Some engineers have developed a device that provides lighting to rural areas with no access to grid electricity. The device is i

ntended for indoor use. It is driven by gravity, and it works as follows: A bag of rock or sand is raised by human power to a higher location. As the bag descends very slowly, it powers a sprocket-wheel which also rotates slowly. A gear train mechanism converts this slow motion to high speed, which drives a DC generator. The electric output from the generator is used to power an LED bulb. Consider a gravity-driven LED bulb that provides 16 lumens of lighting. The device uses a 10-kg sandbag that is raised by human power to a 2-m height. For continuous lighting, the bag needs to be raised every 20 minutes. Using an efficacy of 150 lumens per watt for the LED bulb, determine (a) the velocity of the sandbag as it descends and (b) the overall efficiency of the device.

Engineering
1 answer:
Vitek1552 [10]3 years ago
8 0

Complete Question

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Answer:

The velocity of the sandbag as it descends is 1.875 mm/s

The overall efficiency of the device is 0.0484%

Explanation:

The explanation is shown on the second uploaded image

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