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Mechanical efficiency
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eta
mechanical efficiency
f
Friction
L
length
F
force
s
distance
Formula description
Mechanical efficiency is a ratio of actual work output to Ideal work output. Where the Ideal work output is the work input. It is often expressed as a percentage.
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f
newton
atomic unit of force
attonewton
centinewton
decanewton
decigram-force
decinewton
dekagram-force
dekanewton
dyne
exanewton
femtonewton
giganewton
gram force
hectonewton
joule/meter
kilogram force; kilopond; grave-force
kilonewton
kip; kip-force
meganewton
megapond
micronewton
milligrave-force, gravet-force
millinewton
nanonewton
ounce force
petanewton
piconewton
pond
pound
pound force
poundal
sthene (mts unit)
ten kilonewton
teranewton
thousand kilograms force
thousand pounds force
ton-force
ton-force (long)
ton-force (metric)
ton-force (short)
yoctonewton
yottanewton
zeptonewton
zettanewton
L
meter
0.001 inch
0.1 foot (international)
0.1 inch
150 kilometers
32nd inch
50 kilometers
64th inch
a.u.of length(a.u.b)
angstrom
barrel per acre
braza (Texas)
centimeter
chain
chain (British chain (Benoit 1895 A))
chain (British chain (Benoit 1895 B)
chain (British chain (Sears 1922 truncated))
chain (British chain (Sears 1922))
chain (Clarke chain)
chain (Gunter's chain, Surveyor's chain)
chain (Ramsden chain, Engineer's chain)
chain (US survey chain)
cubic meter per square meter
cuerda
decimeter
dra (Russia)
Earth's distance from sun
Earth's equatorial radius
el (Dutch)
elle (Vienna)
estadio (Spain)
fathom
femtometer
foot (American modified)
foot (Beno?t)
foot (British foot (1865))
foot (British foot (1936))
foot (British foot (Benoit 1895 A))
foot (British foot (Benoit 1895 B))
foot (British foot (Sears 1922 truncated))
foot (British foot (Sears 1922))
foot (Clarke's; Cape) (H)
foot (France)
foot (Gold Coast foot)
foot (Indian foot (1937))
foot (Indian foot (1962))
foot (Indian foot (1975))
foot (Indian foot)
foot (International)
foot (royal foot)
foot (Scots foot)
foot (Sears)
foot (U.S. survey)
gallon per hundred square feet
gigameter
hectometer
inch (International)
inch (U.S. survey)
kilometer
light year (tropical)
light-day
light-hour
light-minute
light-second
link
link (British link (Benoit 1895 A))
link (British link (Benoit 1895 B))
link (British link (Sears 1922 truncated))
link (British link (Sears 1922))
link (Clarke link)
link (Gunter's; Surveyor's)
link (Ramsden's; Engineer's)
link (US survey link)
marathon
megameter
meter (German legal meter)
micrometer
micromicron
micron
mile (Britain, ancient)
mile (geographical)?
mile (international)
mile (Irish)
mile (nautical mile, Admiralty)
mile (nautical, international)
mile (nautical, UK nautical mile)
mile (nautical, US)
mile (Roman, ancient)
mile (Scottish)
mile (statute)
mile (tactical or data)
mile (telegraph)
mile (U.S. Survey)
millimeter
millimicron
million cubic feet per acre
nanometer
nanon
petameter
picometer
Planck length
point (Adobe)
point (Britain, US)
point (Didot; European)
point (PostScript)?
point (TeX)?
point?(American, English)
rod (international)
rod (US Survey)
tenth inch
terameter
yard (British yard (Benoit 1895 A))
yard (British yard (Benoit 1895 B))
yard (British yard (Sears 1922 truncated))
yard (British yard (Sears 1922))
yard (Clarke yard)
yard (Indian yard (1937))
yard (Indian yard (1962))
yard (Indian yard (1975))
yard (Indian yard)
yard (International)
yard (US Survey yard)
yoctometer
yottameter
zeptometer
zettameter
F
newton
atomic unit of force
attonewton
centinewton
decanewton
decigram-force
decinewton
dekagram-force
dekanewton
dyne
exanewton
femtonewton
giganewton
gram force
hectonewton
joule/meter
kilogram force; kilopond; grave-force
kilonewton
kip; kip-force
meganewton
megapond
micronewton
milligrave-force, gravet-force
millinewton
nanonewton
ounce force
petanewton
piconewton
pond
pound
pound force
poundal
sthene (mts unit)
ten kilonewton
teranewton
thousand kilograms force
thousand pounds force
ton-force
ton-force (long)
ton-force (metric)
ton-force (short)
yoctonewton
yottanewton
zeptonewton
zettanewton
s
meter
0.001 inch
0.1 foot (international)
0.1 inch
150 kilometers
32nd inch
50 kilometers
64th inch
a.u.of length(a.u.b)
angstrom
barrel per acre
braza (Texas)
centimeter
chain
chain (British chain (Benoit 1895 A))
chain (British chain (Benoit 1895 B)
chain (British chain (Sears 1922 truncated))
chain (British chain (Sears 1922))
chain (Clarke chain)
chain (Gunter's chain, Surveyor's chain)
chain (Ramsden chain, Engineer's chain)
chain (US survey chain)
cubic meter per square meter
cuerda
decimeter
dra (Russia)
Earth's distance from sun
Earth's equatorial radius
el (Dutch)
elle (Vienna)
estadio (Spain)
fathom
femtometer
foot (American modified)
foot (Beno?t)
foot (British foot (1865))
foot (British foot (1936))
foot (British foot (Benoit 1895 A))
foot (British foot (Benoit 1895 B))
foot (British foot (Sears 1922 truncated))
foot (British foot (Sears 1922))
foot (Clarke's; Cape) (H)
foot (France)
foot (Gold Coast foot)
foot (Indian foot (1937))
foot (Indian foot (1962))
foot (Indian foot (1975))
foot (Indian foot)
foot (International)
foot (royal foot)
foot (Scots foot)
foot (Sears)
foot (U.S. survey)
gallon per hundred square feet
gigameter
hectometer
inch (International)
inch (U.S. survey)
kilometer
light year (tropical)
light-day
light-hour
light-minute
light-second
link
link (British link (Benoit 1895 A))
link (British link (Benoit 1895 B))
link (British link (Sears 1922 truncated))
link (British link (Sears 1922))
link (Clarke link)
link (Gunter's; Surveyor's)
link (Ramsden's; Engineer's)
link (US survey link)
marathon
megameter
meter (German legal meter)
micrometer
micromicron
micron
mile (Britain, ancient)
mile (geographical)?
mile (international)
mile (Irish)
mile (nautical mile, Admiralty)
mile (nautical, international)
mile (nautical, UK nautical mile)
mile (nautical, US)
mile (Roman, ancient)
mile (Scottish)
mile (statute)
mile (tactical or data)
mile (telegraph)
mile (U.S. Survey)
millimeter
millimicron
million cubic feet per acre
nanometer
nanon
petameter
picometer
Planck length
point (Adobe)
point (Britain, US)
point (Didot; European)
point (PostScript)?
point (TeX)?
point?(American, English)
rod (international)
rod (US Survey)
tenth inch
terameter
yard (British yard (Benoit 1895 A))
yard (British yard (Benoit 1895 B))
yard (British yard (Sears 1922 truncated))
yard (British yard (Sears 1922))
yard (Clarke yard)
yard (Indian yard (1937))
yard (Indian yard (1962))
yard (Indian yard (1975))
yard (Indian yard)
yard (International)
yard (US Survey yard)
yoctometer
yottameter
zeptometer
zettameter
eta
Precision
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Formula code
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eta = 1 - (f*L)/(F*s)
eta = 1 - (f*L)/(F*s)
eta = 1 - (f*L)/(F*s)
eta = 1 - (f*L)/(F*s)
eta = 1 - (f*L)/(F*s)
\eta = \frac{F s - f L}{F s}
$eta = 1 - ($f*$L)/($F*$s)
References
wikipedia: Block and tackle.
wikipedia:Mechanical efficiency.
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