Interactive Simulator

The Sankey Energy Splitter

Drag the total input and the useful output, or pick a real device. Energy flows in from the left, the useful part continues to the right, and the wasted part drops away to the thermal store of the surroundings. Efficiency = useful output divided by total input, a ratio with no unit. The energy and power views give the identical fraction.

useful energy wasted energy (heat)
Energy (J) Power (W)
The wasted energy is
device custom
total input 500 J
useful output 350 J
wasted 150 J
efficiency 0.70 = 70%