Thank you C Watters. I did not account for the KE loss. And as it turns out I wouldn't be able to make it up the hypothetical hill with those losses. Makes a whole lot more sense now.
You are absolutely correct if we were living 20 years ago. Newer models can general get 8 to 9 mpg on flat ground, especially if they are equipped with trailer tails. That is according to the trip computer attached to the main brain of the truck. As far as the experiment, as stated above, the...
I seamed to have missed adding the problem. I am trying to show an example of entropy using a real world example. This example should have been an easy one. I figured that showing how much energy was used to get to the top of this hill compared to how much energy could be extracted on the way...
your going up hill in a big truck ,18 wheeler at a (*10 % Grade) or (* 5.7106 DEGREES)
your fully loaded at (*80,000 lbs) or (*36287kg) or (*40 short tons)
your traveling at (*30 mph) or (*13.41120m/s)
you travel for about (*10 miles) or (*1609.344 Meters) the actual distance traveled would be...