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Solar or photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight to electricity and are commonly used to power calculators, satellites, remote communication systems, and even pumps. The conversion of light to electricity is called the photoelectric effect. It was first discovered in 1839 by Frenchman Edmond Becquerel, and the first PV module, which consisted of several cells connected to each other, was built in 1954 by Bell Laboratories. The PV modules today have conversion efficiencies of about 12 to 15 percent. Noting that the solar energy incident on a normal surface on earth at noontime is about 1000 W/m2 during a clear day, PV modules on a 1-m2 surface can provide as much as 150 W of electricity. The annual average daily solar energy incident on a horizontal surface in the United States ranges from about 2 to 6 kWh/m2. A PV-powered pump is to be used in Arizona to pump water for wildlife from a depth of 180 m at an average rate of 400 L/day. Assuming a reasonable efficiency for the pumping system, which can be defined as the ratio of the increase in the potential energy of the water to the electrical energy consumed by the pump, and taking the conversion efficiency of the PV cells to be 0.13 to be on the conservative side, determine the size of the PV module that needs to be installed, in m2.
For simplicity assume the catapult consists of the piston-cylinder geometry (with the piston as the projectile) and that it is positioned horizontally. The steam initially occupies a volume of 1 liter at a pressure of 200 kpa.
Wishing to use pine wood in a construction project a technician finds the density of Eastern White Pine is 0.373 g/cm^3 or g/cc. What is the wood's density in pounds per cubic foot
a 5 inch inside diameter well is to be placed to a total depth of 60 m in an unconfined sand aquifer. the saturated
If we compare brass and bronze having 90% copper, brass (alloy with zinc) will have less yield strength than bronze (alloy with tin). Why?
A trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of 4 feet and side slopes 2:1 (H:V) and a bed slope of 1 percent conveys a discharge of 50,000 gpm. Assume n = 0.025. Compute the normal depth
Important information about Short essay, In managing the uncertainties of ethical issues in engineering, what are some questions that we may ask to limit some of the risk
Elongation (in %) of steel plates treated with aluminium are random with probability density function
A small aircraft A is about to land with an airspeed of 80 mi/hr. if the aircraft is encountering a steady side wind of speed vw=10 mi/hr as shown, at what angle
he top of the soil is level with the top of the wall, and the soil carries a uniformly distributed load of 500 psf. Calculate the total active earth force of the wall per linear foot and determine its point of application
The pressure inside a 4 cm hose is 700 kPa. If the water exits through a 2 cm diameter nozzle, what velocity in m/s, can be expected inside the hose ?
The heat exchanger consists of 12 m of copper tubing that is 2 cm in diameter with 19 return bends. The flow rate is 3 x 10-4 m3/s. Water enters at 20 C and exits at 80 C. The elevation difference between the entrance and the exit is 0.8 m.
A 600 mm long solid steel shaft is to transmit a torque of 30 N-m, G=90 GPa, diameter 15mm. Determine (a) Maximum shear stress, and (b) Angle of twist (phi) at the end.
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