Lab Report M3
Lab Report M3
Lab Report M3
Experiment Number: M3
Experiment Name: Flywheel Apparatus
Theory: A flywheel where a mass Mat ached by means of a string to the axle of
the flywheel radius, the moment of inertia of which about it’s axis of rotation is
I the length of the string is such that it detached from the axle when the mas
strikes the floor in falling a distance h, the potential energy of the mass has been
converted into kinetic rotational and trans lotion energy
1 1
mgh 2 Mr2w2 + 2 I w2 + n1f……(1)
4 ⊼ n2
∴ w=
t
I =Mgh−M r 2 w2
Again, ∴ 2
w H (
n1
n2 )
(3) Mass
170912.
11 42 18765 19.54
1195
1000 11 42 27.05
11 42 20.325 5
171953.
11 63 23.205 23.20
1500 11 63 34.12
6978
11 63 23.205 5
170583.8279
30.6
164911.
11 87 26.675
2000 11 87 26.675 40.99
8233
11 87 26.675
174557.
11 108 30.785
2500 11 108 30.785 44.97
6712
11 108 30.785
Here,
n1 = Number of revolution before detaching mass from the wheel
¿ 4 ⊼ n2
w = angular velocity t
¿ 2mgh−M w 2 r 2
I = moment of inertia
( ( ))
w 2 1+
n1
n2
Calculation:
For Mass = 1
4 ⊼ n2
w =
t
4 × 3.1416× 42
= 19.54
= 27.0106 red/s
h = 2⊼rn1
= 2 X 2.1416 X 11 X 1.169
= 80.79 cm
2 2
2 Mgh−M r w
1 I 1000
( )
= w 2 1+ n1
n2
2 2
2× 1000× 980 ×80.79−1000×(1.169) ×(27.0106)
=
(
(27.0106)2 1+
11
42 )
2
= 170912.1195 gmcm
For Mass – 2:
4 ⊼ n2
w =
t
4 × 3.1416× 63
= 23.20
= 34.12 red/s
2 Mgh−M w2 r 2
I 1500 = w 2 1+ n1
n2 ( )
2× 1500× 980 ×80.79−1500×(34.12)2 ×(1.169)2
=
(2
( 34.12) 1+
11
63 )
2
= 171953.6978 gmcm
For Mass- 3:
4 × 3.1416× 87
w = 26.67
= 40.99 red/s
2 2
2 Mgh−M w r
I 2000 = w 2 1+ n1
n2 ( )
2 2
2× 2000× 980 ×80.79−2000 ×(1.169) ×(40.99)
=
(
( 40.99)2 1+
11
87)
2
= 164911.8233 gmcm
For Mass – 4:
4 ⊼ n2
w =
t
4 × 3.1416× 108
= 30.78
= 44.97 red/s
2 Mgh−M r 2 w2
I 2500
( )
= w 2 1+ n1
n2
= 30.6 rad/s
170912.1195+ 171953.6978+164911.8233+174557.6712
mean I = 4
= 170583.8279 gmcm2
Results: The angular Velocity of the flywheel about its axis rotation is
30.6 rad/s. The moment of intertia of the flywheel about its axis of
rotation is 170583.8279 gmcm2
Discussion: The experiment is used to determine the angular Velocity
and the moment of inertia of a flywheel about its axis of rotation by
taking measurements of axles radius and mean of time,