A2_3 This Desk is on Fire

Authors

  • Adam Hennessy University of Leicester
  • Shangeetha Manivannan
  • Georgina Page
  • Laura Suller

Abstract

This paper looks at the wasted heat energy released from laptop chargers and calculates how
many would be required to burn a wooden desk. We calculated that in one hour it would require
a minimum of 6.9x10^4 chargers to heat a desk to the required temperature to burn it.

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Published

07-12-2020

How to Cite

Hennessy, A., Manivannan, S., Page, G., & Suller, L. (2020). A2_3 This Desk is on Fire. Physics Special Topics, 19(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3666

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles