INTRODUCTION
Physics attempts to describe the fundamental nature of the universe and how it works, always striving for the simplest explanations common to the most diverse behaviour. For example, physics explains why rainbows have colours, what keeps a satellite in orbit, and what atoms and nuclei are made of. The goal of physics is to explain as many things as possible using as few laws as possible, revealing nature's underlying simplicity and beauty. Physics has been applied in many industrial fields, which include the air industry, construction industry, automobile industry, manufacturing industry and many others. All these industries apply physics in one way or another. For example a car that moves from one point to another has to have an engine that provides the momentum. The calibration of the engine together with the combustion of the fuel has to have a mechanical force that will move it.
Physics has helped shape the industries in making work easier. This will be highlighted with some of the industries that have used physics practically to achieve an objective.
Power generation industries
Physics behind solar Power Generation in Space shuttles
Solar arrays produce electrical power directly from sunlight. According to Green (1982), most long-duration space missions use solar arrays for their primary power. Most designs use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. They can be made from crystalline silicon, or from advanced materials such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) or cadmium telluride (CdTe). The photovoltaic cells with the highest efficiency use several layers of semiconductor material, with each layer optimized to convert a different portion of the solar spectrum. The solar intensity at Earth's orbi...
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...me difficult to dwell in. Industries are making the work easier by applying the principles of physics. In this, many industries are coming up new technology that is an improvement of the present. The automobile, construction, power and many other industries will continue coming up with new models that are efficient and effective. Hence it means that physics will continue to be explored by physicians and help in the industrialization.
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Solar energy is energy taken from the light that reaches earth's surface from the sun. There are four different kinds of solar energy, which are active solar systems, passive solar systems, photovoltaic cells and concentrating power systems. An active solar systems is a system that captures solar energy by mechanical means. Common active solar systems are often in buildings or homes. Some examples are roof collectors and water heating. Low Intensity and high variability have limited the use of active solar energy in Canada. A pass...
Work in physics is defined as force acting upon a body, and a displacement occurs from the point of application in the direction of the force. Even the definition suggests a change of course. It provides distraction and a learning experience. The reward is special and unable to be misplaced or embezzled.
Mechanical engineering is a wide subject with many definitions and qualities about them. A mechanical engineer uses the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design and manufacture machines or devices (“Mechanical Engineering Overview”). Another definition that furthers the idea of a mechanical engineer is they research, design, develop, manufacture, test tools and engines (“Mechanical Engineering Overview”). They not only design the tool or devices for customers, but they may also design them for other engineers to help do their job (“Mechanical Engineer Job Description,”). A mechanical engineer is also involved in the mechanisms and methods by which energy is used for practical purposes (Mechanical Engineer Job). A mechanical engineer must have a variety of qualities that are associated with them, as their job varies on daily or weekly basis. One quality a mechanical engineer must have is being strong in math and science, as most of their work deals with thi...
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Essentially every single device that humans use to make their life easier can be greatly attributed to the field of physics for its inception. The laws of physics govern everything that we use, see, and observe life as we know it would not be possible without it. Multiple branches of physics exist, but one stands out as the branch that has the most promise to deliver devices well beyond even our wildest imagination, electricity and magnetism. Someone who has not been educated a great deal on the topic usually will not realize how big of a role electricity and magnetism play into their everyday life, and even life on earth. The phone they carry in their pocket, the invisible magnetic field of the earth keep life sustainable, and even the electrical signals that his or her own heart uses to pump blood to distribute throughout the body are all applications of the physical laws of electricity and magnetism. On the horizon lie endless amounts of other futuristic applications that physicists and engineers work tirelessly day after day on. If science is correct in its predictions of the future, electricity and magnetism will play a monumental role in shaping life on earth in the not so distant future.
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An idea that has both perplexed and intrigued me is the concept of how science, in my case chemistry and physics, directly impacts every single part of the world. I have always been puzzled by the secrets of what the world is composed of and how exactly everything works in the world. However, it wasn’t until recently in high school that I began to grasp the basic fundamentals of how the world actually does operate.
One of the memories of my childhood I deeply cherish is that of my first visit to my father's small scale factory.Exploring the machinery which made my goal more easier and my dad sharing his experiences about the working of machines made me to grew up grossing my interest towards them. That was the time i chose to get into the field of mechanical.As a child, I was always intrigued by the working of complex mechanisms and equipment. I used to spend a lot of time trying to explore and figure out their principle. In school