Orders of magnitude (specific energy)
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This is a table of specific energy by magnitude. Unless otherwise noted, these values assume standard ambient temperature and pressure.
| Order of magnitude J/(kg) |
Specific energy | Storage method |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1 | Gravitational potential energy stored by raising any material by 1 meter (near the Earth's surface) |
| 102 | 2.8 | Day laborer (for that day) |
| 4 | Heel-strike generator using electrostrictive polymers | |
| 103 | ||
| 104 | ||
| 105 | 2.16 | NiMH rechargeable batteries |
| 6.12 | Lead acid car batteries | |
| 6.3 | Li-ion watch batteries | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | 1.6 | Wood fuel |
| 1.7 | Protein (about 4 nutritional calories per gram)[1] | |
| Carbohydrates (about 4 nutritional calories per gram)[2] | ||
| 2.5 | Ethanol | |
| 2.9 | Alcohol (about 7 nutritional calories per gram) | |
| 3.8 | Fat (about 9 nutritional calories per gram)[3] | |
| 4.4 | Petrol (gasoline)[4] | |
| 6.249 | Specific kinetic energy required to escape the Earth's gravity from its surface. | |
| 108 | 1.2 | Hydrogen |
| 109 | ||
| 1010 | ||
| 1011 | ||
| 1012 | ||
| 1013 | 8.6 | Nuclear fission: natural uranium in fast breeder reactor |
| 1014 | 5.76 | Nuclear fusion: deuterium-tritium |
| 1015 | ||
| 1016 | ~8.9876 | Matter-antimatter annihilation: indeterminate matter and antimatter |
See also
- Energies per unit mass
References
- ↑ Dukhan, David (2003). "Energy Density of Protein". The Physics Factbook. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DavidDukhan.shtml. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Panda, Anurag (2007). "Energy Density of Carbohydrates". The Physics Factbook. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AnuragPanda.shtml. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Zhang, Ping (2004). "Energy Density of Fats". The Physics Factbook. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/PingZhang.shtml. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Golnik, Arthur (2003). "Energy Density of Gasoline". The Physics Factbook. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ArthurGolnik.shtml. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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