Specific kinetic energy
fundamental concept in physics
Specific kinetic energy is the kinetic energy of an object per unit of mass.
It is defined as
e
k
=
1
2
v
2
{\displaystyle {\begin{matrix}e_{k}={\frac {1}{2}}\end{matrix}}v^{2}}
,
where
e
k
{\displaystyle e_{k}}
is the specific kinetic energy and
v
{\displaystyle v}
is velocity. Specific kinetic energy is an intensive property, whereas kinetic energy and mass are extensive properties. The SI unit for specific kinetic energy is the joule per kilogram (J/kg), which is equivalent to m2/s2.
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