Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 17, Problem 21ICA
There is currently an effort in the United States to replace incandescent light bulbs with more energy-efficient technologies, including compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes (LEOs). The lumen (Im] is the SI unit of luminous flux, a measure of the perceived power of light. Luminous flux is adjusted to reflect the varying sensitivity of the human eye to different wavelengths of light.
To test the power usage, you run an experiment and measure the following data. Create a proper plot of these data, with electrical consumption (EC) on the ordinate.
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Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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