A box with nails, the weight of which is 54 kg, is lifted to the fifth floor of a house under construction using
A box with nails, the weight of which is 54 kg, is lifted to the fifth floor of a house under construction using a movable block, acting on a cable with a force of 360 N. Calculate the efficiency of the installation.
m = 54 kg.
g = 10 m / s2.
F = 360 N.
Efficiency -?
Efficiency coefficient The efficiency of a simple mechanism shows what part of the spent work Az, expressed as a percentage, goes into the useful Ap: Efficiency = Ap * 100% / Az.
We will express the useful work Ap by the formula: Ap = m * g * h, where h is the height to which the load was lifted.
The expended work Az is expressed by the formula: Az = F * L, where L is the length of the rope for which they pulled.
For the movable block L = 2 * h.
Efficiency = m * g * h * 100% / F * 2 * h = m * g * 100% / F * 2.
Efficiency = 54 kg * 10 m / s2 * 100% / 2 * 360 N = 75%.
Answer: the installation has an efficiency of 75%.