energy loss
Efficiency's silent enemy
Energy loss is the dissipation of energy from a system, typically converted to heat or other unusable forms.
In physics and engineering, some energy loss is inevitable in any process—friction converts kinetic energy to heat, electrical resistance wastes power in wires.
We need to minimize energy loss in the transmission lines.
The term appears in contexts from building insulation to particle physics, always describing energy that escapes useful capture.
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- power drainGradual loss of charge
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
- heat sinkDevice absorbing component warmth
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
stop leak · air resistance · turbulence · second law of thermodynamics · attenuation · entropy · electrical resistance · radiation · thermal pollution · hysteresis · drag · inefficiency · heat transfer · waste · r-value · depletion · dead battery · running on empty
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- weaknessweakness, feebleness, frailty, debility, asthenia
- aging strugglesloneliness, cognitive decline, social isolation, bereavement, mourning
- hormonal symptomsmood swings, bloating, hot flashes, cramps, weight gain
- wastagewaste, losses, shrinkage, spillage, spoilage
energy lossenergy conservation
Unchanging total in closed systems
energy efficiency · energy absorption · energy recovery · energy savings · energy storage