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Dynamic Lab Report Flywheel

This document outlines an experiment to determine the mass moment of inertia of a flywheel. It describes the apparatus used, which includes a flywheel mounted on ball bearings connected to weights via a pulley. The document provides the theory behind both linear and angular motion equations relevant to the experiment. The procedure involves attaching a ring and disk to the flywheel, releasing weights from different heights and measuring the fall time, then calculating the moment of inertia using the recorded measurements and equations. Dimensions and masses of the flywheel, ring and disk are listed in the results section.

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Dynamic Lab Report Flywheel

This document outlines an experiment to determine the mass moment of inertia of a flywheel. It describes the apparatus used, which includes a flywheel mounted on ball bearings connected to weights via a pulley. The document provides the theory behind both linear and angular motion equations relevant to the experiment. The procedure involves attaching a ring and disk to the flywheel, releasing weights from different heights and measuring the fall time, then calculating the moment of inertia using the recorded measurements and equations. Dimensions and masses of the flywheel, ring and disk are listed in the results section.

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1.

0 Objectives
To determine the mass moment of inertia of the flywheel
assuming the bearing was frictionless

2.0 Introduction
Using the apparatus shown in figure 1, basic experiments on
uniformly accelerated angular motion was performed. A
flywheel mounted in ball bearings was placed in motion by a
weight attached to a pulley. The inertia of the flywheel can
be determined from the fall time of the weight

3.0 Apparatus
Flywheel apparatus
Stop watch
Sets of weight

4.0 Theory
The equations and symbols
Ite
m

Linear motion
Mass
Force
Distance
transverse
Velocity
Acceleration

Angular motion

1
2
3

m
P
s

4
5

v
a

6
7

m*a Force equation


m*v Momentum

I*
I*

8
9

P*s

T*
r

Work done
a=r*m
v=r*
s=s0t + at2
v=v0 + at

I
T

Moment of inertia
Torque
Angular
displacement
Angular velocity
Angular
acceleration
Torque equation
Angular
momentum
Work done
Radius of flywheel
=0t + t2
=0 + t

Measurements unit

m
I

t
h
T

=
=
=
=
=
=

mass in kg
mass moment of inertia in kg-m2
angular velocity in rad/sec
time in sec
linear distance in m
torque in N-m

Energy equation
mgh = [(mv2)/2]+[(I2)/2]
[(I2)/2] = [mgh] - [(mv2)/2]
Since we know v =r*
[(I2)/2] = [mgh] - [(mr22)/2]
I = [(2mgh)/2]-[mr2] ----- we take this as
equation 1
Given the value of equals to :

=0 + t

= 0 (at the beginning of the experiment)

= t

= /t

= h = at2

= 2h/t2

= r*

r* = 2h/t2
r*(/t) = 2h/t2

= (2h)/(r*t)

Substitute in equation 1 earlier we get


I

= mr2 ([(gt2)/(2h)]-1}

5.0 Procedure

1. The ring and the small disk we attached to the


flywheel
2. The circumference of the torque pulley was measured
3. A cord was wounded around the torque pulley
4. The length of the cord was measured and recorded
5. A load hanger of known weight was hanged at the free
end of the
cord
6. A load of 3N was placed on the load hanger and held in
position
7. The stopwatch was reset to zero
8. The load was released while simultaneously pressing
the stopwatch button
9. The time taken for the load to travel till the end of the
cord was recorded
10. Step 6 to 9 was recorded with different load
11. The measurement was recorded in table 1
12.
13.

6.0 Result
14. Mass of the flywheel, Mf

15. 15.04 kg

16. Radius of flywheel, rf

17. 125mm = 0.125m

18. Thickness of flywheel, tf

19. 40mm = 0.04m

20.

Mass of the ring, Mr

21. 3.7kg

22. Outer diameter, rro

23. 250mm = 0.25m

24.

Inner diameter, rri

25. 180mm = 0.18m

26.

Mass of the small disc, Md

27. 3.6kg

28.

Outer diameter, rdo

29. 180mm = 0.18m

30.

Inner diameter, rdi

31. 40mm = 0.04m

32. Radius of torque pulley, r

33. 20mm = 0.02m

34. Weight of hanger,

35.

36.

37.

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39.

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42.
43.

44. 0.
45.

46.
47. Table 1
48.
49.

50.

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