Topic
Drinking bird
About: Drinking bird is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10 publications have been published within this topic receiving 41 citations. The topic is also known as: insatiable birdy & dipping bird.
Papers
TL;DR: In this paper, the motion and temperature of a drinking bird toy is monitored by a variety of instruments to determine the quantitative history of its motion over long times and determine the thermodynamic and mechanical constraints on its performance.
Abstract: The motion and temperature of a drinking bird toy is monitored by a variety of instruments to determine the quantitative history of its motion over long times and to determine the thermodynamic and mechanical constraints on its performance.
21 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) was applied to the motion of a drinking bird to generate a limited power generation characteristic to a mechanical rotation produced by heat engines, but it will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of energy harvesting technologies.
Abstract: We discuss a thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB). The motion of a drinking bird is produced by the entropy-flow explained by the second law of thermodynamics, which is one of the fundamental laws of heat engines. We propose a disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) employed to the motion of a drinking bird. The generalization of DM-EMI to heat engines for mechanoelectric energy conversions and properties of extracted electric powers are specifically discussed. The electric power of DM-EMI has a limited power generation characteristic to a mechanical rotation produced by heat engines, but it will be very useful for practical applications to wind turbines, coal-fired and nuclear power plant for mechanoelectric energy conversions. The DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of energy harvesting technologies.
10 citations
9 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a drinking bird toy is analyzed thermodynamically an a heat engine, and it is shown that the mechanical efficiency of this engine is much less than the thermodynamic efficiency.
Abstract: The popular drinking bird toy is analysed thermodynamically an a heat engine. The mechanical efficiency of this engine is shown to be much less than the thermodynamic efficiency. Simple and yet important experimental techniques are used in obtaining data, and powerful least-squares computer curve fitting techniques are used to extract parameters.
9 citations
TL;DR: The "drinking bird" can provide a puzzling phenomenon that can be used as a model to illustrate the basic process of a scientific investigation as mentioned in this paper, and it can also be used to describe the behavior of the human brain.
Abstract: The "drinking bird" can provide a puzzling phenomenon that can be used as a model to illustrate the basic process of a scientific investigation.
5 citations
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Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
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| 2020 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |