Abstract
After reading this chapter you should
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understand how a lever can change one force into another
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understand how hydraulic pressure is used for example in motor car brake systems
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know how pulleys change an effort force into one applied against a load
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know what is meant by the efficiency of a machine
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be able to explain an energy flow diagram for a heat engine
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be able to explain the energy transformations in some domestic appliances.
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© 1999 M. J. Harrison, F. R. McKim
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Harrison, M., McKim, F. (1999). Machines and energy converters. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14553-9_9
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