Renewable Energy in the Nation of Panem

Authors

  • James Lai Honours Integrated Science Program, McMaster University

Keywords:

Film, Physics, Hydroelectric energy, Power-Energy, The Hunger Games

Abstract

In the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, the destruction of a single hydroelectric dam leaves the Capitol of the nation of Panem with no electrical power. In this paper, measurements of the hydroelectric dam are used to calculate its power output in order to estimate the power consumption in the Capitol, calculated to be 15.84MW.

References

Lionsgate (2014) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1.

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NASA, (1995) Man-Systems Integration Standards (NASA), Section 3.

Knight, R. (2011) Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Third Edition (Pearson), p. 425.

Deshpande, M. V. (2009) Elements of Electrical Power Station Design (Phi Learning), p. 205.

Ontario Power Generation (2014) Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station http://www.opg.com/generating-power/hydro/southwest-ontario/Pages/sir-adam-beck-pgs.aspx

Attalla, M. & Emberson, J. (2013) Facility Services Energy Management Plan. http://ppims.services.mcmaster.ca/pplant/documents/EMP%20PLAN.pdf

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How to Cite

Lai, J. (2017). Renewable Energy in the Nation of Panem. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 4. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/764

Issue

Vol. 4 (2015)

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