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Re: Real data from real experiments.
>Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:31:39 +1200
>From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Real data from real experiments.
>
>> Exactly... Actually, I mentioned the hydraulic analogy
>> to Jack a while back, with no better comprehension resulting.
>> I suggested comparing the two caps to two water tanks, one
>> filled, the other, identical tank empty. Open a valve that
>> connects the two at the bottom. After oscillating a bit,
>> the water levels end up at 1/2 the original height, and
>> a total of 1/2 the original POTENTIAL energy is available.
>> Certainly, nothing was "radiated", and we can't easily
>> believe the water was heated that much by friction as it
>> passed through the valve and pipes.
>>
If it wasn't heated (energy lost) or converted to sound (energy lost)
or converted to other mechanical motion (energy lost) then this old
thread is still oscillating water levels between tanks. It is a
classical undamped potential-to-kenitic energy oscillator which
follows the same rules as a spring-mass system, LC system and many
others.
>C'mon guys. If the system oscillates, you have kinetic energy in
>there. When it stops, you have lost the kinetic energy. This is
>physics 1.
>
Malcolm,
Damped case, if it is undamped: it's still oscillating;)
cheers,
jim