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    This document provides information about simple machines, including levers, pulleys, and wheels. It discusses the three classes of levers and how they multiply force. Pulleys can transfer rotational force and change speed and direction of rotation. Wheels increase the distance an applied force can act over. Simple machines do not create energy but multiply force through mechanical advantage in exchange for an increase in distance of movement. Mechanical advantage is a ratio that describes how much a machine increases an applied force.

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    Simple Machines Levers: Advantage

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    This document provides information about simple machines, including levers, pulleys, and wheels. It discusses the three classes of levers and how they multiply force. Pulleys can transfer rotational force and change speed and direction of rotation. Wheels increase the distance an applied force can act over. Simple machines do not create energy but multiply force through mechanical advantage in exchange for an increase in distance of movement. Mechanical advantage is a ratio that describes how much a machine increases an applied force.

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    This document provides information about simple machines, including levers, pulleys, and wheels. It discusses the three classes of levers and how they multiply force. Pulleys can transfer rotational force and change speed and direction of rotation. Wheels increase the distance an applied force can act over. Simple machines do not create energy but multiply force through mechanical advantage in exchange for an increase in distance of movement. Mechanical advantage is a ratio that describes how much a machine increases an applied force.

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    Simple Machines Levers: Advantage

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    This document provides information about simple machines, including levers, pulleys, and wheels. It discusses the three classes of levers and how they multiply force. Pulleys can transfer rotational force and change speed and direction of rotation. Wheels increase the distance an applied force can act over. Simple machines do not create energy but multiply force through mechanical advantage in exchange for an increase in distance of movement. Mechanical advantage is a ratio that describes how much a machine increases an applied force.

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    4/15/2012

    Levers
    SIMPLE MACHINES

    Class 1
    The force you apply is
    on the opposite side
    of the fulcrum to the
    force you produce.

    Class 3
    apply the force in the
    middle and the force
    you produce is at the
    opposite end.
    They reduce the force
    you apply, giving you
    much greater control.

    You can use a


    mechanism to move
    something more
    easily.
    Force Multiplier
    force you produce is
    bigger than the force
    you apply
    Mechanical
    Advantage
    3 types

    Load =

    = Effort

    Class 2
    The fulcrum is at one
    end.
    You apply force at the
    other end and the
    force you produce is
    in the middle.

    Inclined plane -ramp


    You use less
    force, but you
    need to pull/push
    a longer distance
    you use the
    same amount of
    energy in each
    case

    4/15/2012

    Pulleys

    Pulleys

    Two or more wheels and a loop of rope


    around them creates a lifting machine.
    Each time the rope wraps around the
    wheels, you create more lifting power or
    mechanical advantage.

    Pulleys transfer
    rotation from one
    shaft to another.
    Same diameter =
    same speed rotation.
    Large drive pulley
    makes a smaller
    pulley rotate faster.
    If the belt is crossed
    rotation is in the
    opposite direction.

    Wheel
    Wheels can multiply
    speed/ distance or
    force.
    The axle turns a short
    distance (blue arrow)
    leverage of the wheel
    means the outer rim
    turns much further
    (red arrow) in the
    same time.

    Simple Machines Review


    Simple machines are helpful because they can increase
    the force you apply.
    Can the force of your hand break the metal top off of a
    metal can?a can opener can.
    Can the force of your arms cut a large branch in two? A
    hedge clipper can.
    Simple machines DO NOT CREATE ENERGY.
    Simple machines multiply force at the expense of
    distance.
    Work input must always equal work output.
    Energy cannot be created by a simple machine.

    Mechanical Advantage

    tells us by how much a simple machine multiplies the force.


    Has no units because it is a ratio
    Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA)
    In an ideal machine, the work out equals the work in.
    No energy is lost.
    IMA = din/dout
    In reality, are machines actually ideal?
    Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA)
    No machine is 100% efficient
    Energy is lost to friction, wind resistance, heat, etc.
    AMA tells us how much our force is multiplied after taking energy loss
    into account.
    AMA = Fout/Fin

    When mechanical advantage is greater than 1, the machine


    increases the applied force: Fout>Fin

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