Today we talked about different measuring rates(i.e. 1 watt hr = 860 calories, 1000 calories = 1 food calorie, 2000 food calorie = 2324 watt hr). We soon saw this from different views like how we can survive on 50 cents per day if we could survive by eating electricity.
We also compared gas heating and electric heating and concluded that electricity is not good for heating as there is an 80% efficiency in a gas or coal boiler and only a 40% efficiency in electric turbines. We soon discussed our gas bills and discussed more measuring rates(i.e. 1 therm = $1.2, 1 Kw = $0.21, 1 Therm=29.3 KwH). We also discussed about how much water an average person from different countries use like in Africa an average person might use 75 liters a day while in France an average person might use 287 liters a day.
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AuthorHi! My name is Ayush Zenith! I am currently a senior at Andover High School. I have been part of the Energize Andover Program since June, 2017 (8th grade). I have since been working on improving my knowledge in programming and working on writing better applications in order to save and conserve resources in buildings... Archives
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