Q2. A 65-kg hiker climbs to the top of a mountain 4200 ml The climb is...
A 63-kg mountain climber, starting from rest, climbs a vertical distance of 705 m. At the top, she is again at rest. In the process, her body generates 4.5 × 106 J of energy via metabolic processes. In fact, her body acts like a heat engine, the efficiency of which is given by Equation 15.11 as e = |W|/|QH|, where |W| is the magnitude of the work she does and |QH| is the magnitude of the input heat. Find her...
Thermal question A 60-kg hiker plans to climb Mt Kosciuszko (2228 m) starting from Thredbo (1365m). Assume that she is 25% efficient at converting chemical energy from food into mechanical work, and that essentially all the work goes into the vertical climb. (a) (3 marks) With reference to the data above, how many servings of Nutrigrain should she eat to provide enough energy for the climb? (b) (6 marks) Climbing a mountain warms you up, and makes you sweat one...