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EXPLAIN DISSIPATION OF ENERGY. |
| Answer» Dissipation of energy is a process in which energy is used or lost without accomplishing useful work, as friction causing loss of mechanical energy.It is the result of an irreversible process that takes place in homogeneous thermodynamic systems. A dissipative process is a process in which energy (internal, bulk flow kinetic, or system potential) is transformed from some initial form to some final form.The capacity of the final form to do mechanical work is less than that of the initial form. For example, heat transfer is dissipative because it is a transfer of internal energy from a hotter body to a colder one.The loss of kinetic energy of moving water due to internal turbulence, bottom friction, large rocks, debris, or other obstacles that impede flow. | |