El tren de hielo asciende por Cevallos: d = 420\,\text{m}, pendiente \theta = 2^{\circ}, v_1 = 30\,\text{km/h} = 8{,}33\,\text{m/s}, v_2 = 45\,\text{km/h} = 12{,}5\,\text{m/s}, masa m = 850\,\text{t} = 8{,}5\times10^{5}\,\text{kg} y \mu = 0{,}02.
- Peso: P = mg = (8{,}5\times10^{5})(9{,}8) = 8{,}33\times10^{6}\,\text{N}.
- Normal en la pendiente: N = mg\cos\theta = 8{,}33\times10^{6}\cos 2^{\circ} = 8{,}33\times10^{6}(0{,}9994) = 8{,}325\times10^{6}\,\text{N}.
- Fuerza de fricción: F_f = \mu N = 0{,}02(8{,}325\times10^{6}) = 1{,}665\times10^{5}\,\text{N}.
- Trabajo resistivo: W_f = -F_f\,d = -(1{,}665\times10^{5})(420).
W_f \approx -6{,}99\times10^{7}\,\text{J} (≈ -70\,\text{MJ}); su valor absoluto es 6{,}99\times10^{7}\,\text{J}.
- Trabajo neto = variación de energía cinética: W_{net} = \Delta K = \tfrac{1}{2}m\left(v_2^{2}-v_1^{2}\right).
- v_2^{2}-v_1^{2} = 12{,}5^{2} - 8{,}33^{2} = 156{,}25 - 69{,}44 = 86{,}81\,\text{m}^{2}/\text{s}^{2}.
- W_{net} = \tfrac{1}{2}(8{,}5\times10^{5})(86{,}81) = 4{,}25\times10^{5}(86{,}81).
W_{net} \approx 3{,}69\times10^{7}\,\text{J}.
- Rapidez media: \bar v = \dfrac{8{,}33 + 12{,}5}{2} = 10{,}42\,\text{m/s}.
- P_f = F_f\,\bar v = (1{,}665\times10^{5})(10{,}42) (equivalente a |W_f|/t, con t = d/\bar v = 420/10{,}42 = 40{,}3\,\text{s}).
P_f \approx 1{,}73\times10^{6}\,\text{W} (1{,}73\,\text{MW}).
- Potencia para ganar rapidez: P_{\Delta K} = W_{net}/t = 3{,}69\times10^{7}/40{,}3 = 9{,}15\times10^{5}\,\text{W}.
- Potencia para vencer el peso: W_g = mg\sin\theta\,d = (8{,}33\times10^{6})(\sin 2^{\circ})(420) = 1{,}22\times10^{8}\,\text{J}, luego P_g = 1{,}22\times10^{8}/40{,}3 = 3{,}03\times10^{6}\,\text{W}.
- Trabajo de tracción: W_{tr} = W_{net} + |W_f| + W_g = 3{,}69\times10^{7} + 6{,}99\times10^{7} + 1{,}22\times10^{8} = 2{,}29\times10^{8}\,\text{J}, por lo que P_{tr} = 5{,}68\times10^{6}\,\text{W}.
- Potencia neta (tracción menos pérdidas): P_{neta} = P_{tr} - P_f.
P_{neta} \approx 3{,}94\times10^{6}\,\text{W}. (Si se interpreta "potencia neta" solo como la que varía la energía cinética, P = W_{net}/t \approx 9{,}15\times10^{5}\,\text{W}.)
- En tramo recto (\theta = 0): v_1 = 20/3{,}6 = 5{,}56\,\text{m/s}, v_2 = 60/3{,}6 = 16{,}67\,\text{m/s}.
- W_{net} = \Delta K = \tfrac{1}{2}(8{,}5\times10^{5})(16{,}67^{2} - 5{,}56^{2}) = 4{,}25\times10^{5}(246{,}9).
- W_{net} = 1{,}05\times10^{8}\,\text{J}; fuerza neta F_{neta} = \Delta K/d = 1{,}05\times10^{8}/200 = 5{,}25\times10^{5}\,\text{N}.
- \bar v = 11{,}11\,\text{m/s}, t = 200/11{,}11 = 18\,\text{s}, P_{neta} = \Delta K/t = 5{,}83\times10^{6}\,\text{W}.
- Con \mu = 0{,}02 en plano horizontal: F_f = \mu mg = 1{,}67\times10^{5}\,\text{N}, de modo que la tracción debe ser F_{tr} = 5{,}25\times10^{5} + 1{,}67\times10^{5} = 6{,}92\times10^{5}\,\text{N} y P_{tr} = F_{tr}\bar v \approx 7{,}69\times10^{6}\,\text{W}.
W_{net} \approx 1{,}05\times10^{8}\,\text{J}, P_{neta} \approx 5{,}83\times10^{6}\,\text{W} y fuerza de tracción requerida \approx 6{,}9\times10^{5}\,\text{N}.








