ENSC1011 – Engineering Science and Materials
Important Formulae
Pressure (gas)                                 Simple Machines and Power Transmission
Boyle’s Law                                    Mechanical advantage
                                                          𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝑃1 𝑣1 = 𝑃2 𝑣2                                  𝑀𝐴 =
                                                         𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡
Ideal Gas Laws
                                               Velocity ratio
𝑃𝑉 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇
                                                      𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡
P – pressure                                   𝑉𝑅 =
                                                       𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑜𝑑
V – volume                                     Efficiency
m - mass                                            𝑀𝐴
                                               𝜀=
R – gas constant                                    𝑉𝑅
T - temperature                                Pulleys
Pressure (liquids)                             Down                     Up
𝑃 = 𝜌𝑔ℎ                                        VR = # of pulleys        VR = # of pulleys + 1
𝜌 – density
g – gravity                                    Thermal Properties of Matter
h – height                                     Linear expansion of solids
Pressure (solids)                              ∆𝐿 = 𝐿 𝛼𝐿 ∆𝑇
     𝐹                                         ∆L – change in length
𝑃=
     𝐴                                         L – initial length
F – force                                      𝛼𝐿 – linear coefficient of thermal expansion
A – area                                       ∆T – change in temperature
                                               Sensible heat
Force, work, power, energy                     ∆𝑄 = 𝑚𝑐∆𝑇
Potential energy                               ∆Q – heat change
𝑃𝐸 = 𝑚𝑔ℎ                                       m – mass
m – mass                                       c – specific heat capacity
g – gravity                                    ∆T – change in temperature
h – height                                     (Final temp – Initial temp)
Kinetic energy                                 Latent heat
         1
𝐾𝐸 =       𝑚𝑣 2                                ∆𝑄 = 𝑚𝐿
         2
                                               ∆Q – heat change
m – mass
                                               m – mass
v – velocity
                                               L – latent heat
ENSC1011 – Engineering Science and Materials
Basic Electricity
Resistors in series: (current constant)
𝑅𝑇 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 + 𝑅3
Resistors in parallel: (voltage constant)
1    1    1    1
   =    +    +
𝑅𝑇   𝑅1   𝑅2   𝑅3
Ohm’s Law
𝑉= 𝐼𝑥𝑅
V – Voltage
I – Current
R – Resistance
Power
𝑃= 𝑉𝐼
     𝑉2
𝑃=
     𝑅
𝑉 = 𝐼2 𝑅
P – Power
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Transformers
𝑁𝑃   𝑉𝑃   𝐼𝑆
   =    =
𝑁𝑆   𝑉𝑆   𝐼𝑃
Np – number of primary turns
Ns – number of secondary turns
Vp – primary voltage
Vs – secondary voltage
Ip – primary current
Is – secondary current