Calculate the energy produced by triboluminescence

[PinkPunisher]

Hi there,

To start off with, I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, so if it is the wrong section could a mod please move it for me? Sorry!

I'm curious to see if there is a way one would calculate the energy produced by triboluminescence. Like for example the amount of energy given off when you crunch on a LifeSavers Wintergreen mint?

If anybody could give me a link or something to help that would be great! This would be for a physics project but only as a little fun fact to throw in at the end.

Thank,
Spencer

 

[PinkPunisher]

No one has a link or anything?

Spencer

 

[taylog1]

Here's a good description of what might be happening.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+e...t:+wintergreen-candy+research+is...-a06551582

I had pondered solutions estimating the intensity of the visible light, but the article above and this one suggests there's a lot going on elsewhere, and the visible light may only be a smal part of the total picture.
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/22157/