What do we call the work due to the change of velocity?

[ninaricci]

Need Help! urgent

I am taking a thermodynamics course and actually i am facing a problem
what do we call the work due to the change of velocity?
is it acceleration work or kinetic work.
i have contacted two instructures in the college and there answers were opposite to each other ... i need your help to know the right definition
looking forward to hearing from you
best wishes

 

[Integral]

What's wrong with simply calling it work?

 

[KingNothing]

Well, a change in velocity is acceleration, so I guess it would be acceleration work. Although it's also kinetic, but kinetic would probably encompass more than just 'accelertation work'...AW is the more specific of the two.

 

[Integral]

To the best of my knowledge there is no unique term for this concept. If you are referring to it by a special term be sure you define that term at some point. As long as you stay away from terms used for other quantities and your definition is clear you should be fine.

 

[ninaricci]

Hi
regarding the question i have posted, actually it was aquestion in one of the quizez i have taken...

 

[quantum mechanic]

I would have to agree with Integral in that there is no specific and unique term associated with work due to accelerated motion. The only exception that may be argued is the work done due to rotational motion. An object moving in a circle at a constant speed is by definition accelerating due to a changing velocity. Such references are sometimes referred to as rotational dynamics.