Sentences with phrase «overcome air resistance»

Around 60 percent of the power used at highway speeds is used to overcome air resistance.

Not exact matches

While it takes a charge of more than 5000 volts to overcome the resistance of the air and create a spark, smaller unseen discharges can cause a wide range of problems in electronics equipment — from intermittent faults in circuits to the disruption of computer systems.

Apart from the running calorie burn considerations discussed above, this running calorie burn calculator also takes into consideration the absence or presence of air resistance while running, based on whether or not the runner is on a treadmill (i.e. no air resistance to overcome) or solid ground (i.e. air resistance must be overcome).