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Gavilan College AMT 100
Physics
Worksheet #2 – Work & Power
Points: 11
1 gallon of avgas = 113,280 BTU (British Thermal Unit).
1 BTU = 778 ft-lb.
1 HP (horsepower) = 33,000 ft-lb/minute = 550 ft-lb/sec.
1 HP = 746 watts.
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1. How much work is exerted when lifting 100 lbs 50 feet (in ft-lb)?
2. How much work is exerted when you lift 3 boxes, each weighing 25 lbs, 15 feet (in ft-lb)?
3. How much work can be done by a gallon of avgas (in ft-lb)?
4. 2250 ft-lb of work would lift a 150 lb weight how high?
5. An engine is 25% efficient. If 400 ft-lb of energy is put into the engine, how much work will
come out (in ft-lb)?
6. An engine is 30% efficient. If the engine burns 2 gallons of avgas, how much work will the
engine put out (in ft-lb)?
7. 15 HP equals how many watts?
8. How much horsepower is needed to raise 7,500 lbs 1,500 ft in 2 minutes?
9. How much horsepower is needed to raise 1 ton (2,000 lbs/ton) 100 ft in 30 seconds?
10. An engine is 27% efficient. It burns 10 gallons of avgas per hour. How much power does the
engine put out?
11. Using the information from question 10, how much power is wasted?
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