Thermochemistry 

This is My Energy Project Launch. My group consisting of Duke, Thiago, Chris, and Myself was focused on finding a way to generate electricity creativity. We decided to do it on a Water Wheel. The thought behind this is we wanted to do something with water, I have never truly seen a water wheel generate or been used in person. During this process we ran though a lot of problems as it wouldn't spin and the water didn't generate enough force so in the end we did not fully finish this project. Out Water Wheel did not work. This is due to lots of human error as well as not big enough gears. 

Step 1- was putting together the wood. 

We used the maker space to drill, cut, and sand the wood into circles. We then used the extra wood to help stabilize the Wheel so it can spin. 

Step 2- was attaching the gears.

We attached two gears to the side of the Wheel so that the force of the speed of the wheel would spin the gears attaching energy.

Step 3- We used the gears to spin a motor which would generate electricity

Step 4- Lastly we used wires to connect to an LED light.

Each step was put in place in order to accomplish the same goal of generating enough energy to light an LED light. Each step was crucial for it. 

Content

Mechanical Energy- It is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion and position.

Kinetic Energy- The energy an object has due to its motion.

Potential Energy- The energy stored in an object due to its position relative to some force (like gravity).

Conversion of Energy- The process of changing energy from one form to another, such as from kinetic to potential energy, or from electrical to mechanical energy.

Energy Transfer- The movement of energy from one system or object to another. This can occur in various forms such as heat, work, or radiation.

Turbine- A machine that converts the energy of fluid (like wind, water, or steam) into mechanical energy. The energy from the fluid turns the turbine blades, which then drive a generator to produce electricity.

Voltage- The electrical potential difference between two points. It is the force that pushes electric charge through a conductor.

Friction- A force that resists the relative motion of two surfaces in contact. It converts mechanical energy into heat.

Light Energy-A form of energy that is visible to the human eye and is emitted by sources like the sun, light bulbs, or lasers.

LED- A semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. LEDs are energy-efficient compared to traditional light bulbs.

Generator- A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy through the principle of electromagnetic induction.

This is our Blueprint, showing the layout of the Water Wheel. As you can see we had a stable base made out of wood which connected to a pole going through two wheels. inside those two wheels were blades that can be pushed by water in order to rotate the pole. By rotating the pole we spun a gear which spun a motor and overall created electricity.

Reflection

Overall I believe the project went well as we accomplished our job of creating a working water wheel that converted energy from pouring water to mechinaical motion leading to mechaincal energy and powering an LED. I think two things I did well during this project was working as a group with my other group members. I have never worked with them before and it was defenitly uncomfertable at first but as we continued to go along we grew closer and worked better together. I also think I worked well at the chemistry behind it, as I understand all the energy transfer as well as the process behind it. So that would be cooperation and conscientious learner I think because I cooperated well with my group and was conscientious with my learning. I think two things I could have done better was time management so collabortation as I wasn't always on task and focusing which I should have been. Also I think i could ahve better creativity as I didn't really think outside the box and come up with creative ideas. Overall I think this project went very well.