RECYCLABLE RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE

By:

Zack Audy

Phil Bagley

Sagar Patel

Ryan Lenhardt

Electrical to Wind

Electrical 120 V .54 A Joule’s Law: P=I*V P= .54*120= 64.8W E=Pt E=64.8(10)= 648 Joules

 

Wind to Potential

Water Bottle Formula= mgh M= .105 Kg H= 7 in or .1778 m

(.105)(9.8)(.1778)=

.183 J

Hammer Formula= mgh M= .195 Kg H= .9906 m (.195)(9.8)(.9906)=

1.893 J

Potential to Kinetic

 

Kinetic to Water

Water formula= mgh .09 Kg 7 inches or .1778 m (.09)(9.8)(.1778)= 0.157 J

Water to Spring

Spring formula = ½ kx2

X= .25 K= .77592 ½(.77592)(.25)2= 0.1325721 J

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Total Efficiency

Total Energy In: 648 Joules Total Energy Out:

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