What is the measure of energy

Coiled springs ought to be very strong and stiff. si3n4 is a strong, stiff material. would you select this material for a spring? explain.

Air inially occupying a volume of 1 m2 at 100 kpa, 27 c undergoes three internally reversible processes in series. process 1-2 compression to 500 kpa during which pv constant process 2-3 adiabatic expanslon to 100 kpa process 3-1: constant-pressure expansion to 100 kpa (a) calculate the change of entropy for each of the three processes. (b) calculate the heat and work involved in each process. (c) is this cycle a power cycle or refrigeration cycle?

The power source in a certain welding setup generates 3500w that is transferred to the low carbon steel work with a heat transfer factor of 0.85. the melting factor in the operation is 0.45. a continuous fillet weld is to be made with a cross-sectional area of 23 mm2 determine the travel speed at which the welding can be accomplished.