A flywheel, rotating about its axis at a rate of 4 rev/s is acted upon by a torque of 25 Nm for 10 sec. If the wheel has moment of inertia of 1.2 kgm^2, what would be the speed of the wheel at the end in rev/s?

Respuesta :

The applied torque increases the angular speed by the application of an

angular acceleration.

  • The speed after 10 seconds is approximately 37.16 rev/s.

Reasons:

The speed of the flywheel at the axis = 4 rev/s

The torque applied, T = 25 N·m

The time the torque is applied, t = 10 sec

Moment of inertia of the flywheel, I = 1.2 kg·m²

Required:

The speed at the end of the 10 seconds

Solution:

T = I·α

Where;

α = Angular acceleration

[tex]\displaystyle \alpha = \frac{T}{I}[/tex]

Therefore;

[tex]\displaystyle \alpha = \frac{24 \ N\cdot m}{1.2 \ kg \cdot m^2} = \mathbf{20\frac{5}{6} \ s^{-2}}[/tex]

The rotational speed, ω = ω₀ + α·t

Which gives;

[tex]\displaystyle \mathrm{The \ angular \ speed, } \ \omega = \frac{2 \cdot \pi \times 4 \ rad }{s} = \frac{8 \cdot \pi \ rad }{s}[/tex]

ω₀ = 8·π rad/s

Which gives;

[tex]\displaystyle \omega = \mathbf{8 \cdot \pi +2 \frac{5}{6} \times 10} = 233.47[/tex]

The speed of the wheel in revolution per second is therefore;

[tex]\displaystyle Speed \ in \ rev/s = \frac{8 \cdot \pi +2 \frac{5}{6} \times 10}{2\cdot \pi} \approx 37.16[/tex]

The speed after 10 seconds is approximately 37.16 rev/s.

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