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    This lab report describes an experiment to determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel using the falling weight method. A mass is allowed to fall from a measured height while attached to a string wound around the flywheel, accelerating it. The number of revolutions during acceleration and deceleration are recorded. Using equations that relate the kinetic energy of the mass and rotational energy of the flywheel to the potential energy lost by the falling mass, the moment of inertia of the flywheel can be calculated from the experimental measurements. The objectives are to apply this method to find the moment of inertia of a flywheel and understand the principles involved.

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    This lab report describes an experiment to determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel using the falling weight method. A mass is allowed to fall from a measured height while attached to a string wound around the flywheel, accelerating it. The number of revolutions during acceleration and deceleration are recorded. Using equations that relate the kinetic energy of the mass and rotational energy of the flywheel to the potential energy lost by the falling mass, the moment of inertia of the flywheel can be calculated from the experimental measurements. The objectives are to apply this method to find the moment of inertia of a flywheel and understand the principles involved.

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    This lab report describes an experiment to determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel using the falling weight method. A mass is allowed to fall from a measured height while attached to a string wound around the flywheel, accelerating it. The number of revolutions during acceleration and deceleration are recorded. Using equations that relate the kinetic energy of the mass and rotational energy of the flywheel to the potential energy lost by the falling mass, the moment of inertia of the flywheel can be calculated from the experimental measurements. The objectives are to apply this method to find the moment of inertia of a flywheel and understand the principles involved.

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    Lab Report No. 06 Objective

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    This lab report describes an experiment to determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel using the falling weight method. A mass is allowed to fall from a measured height while attached to a string wound around the flywheel, accelerating it. The number of revolutions during acceleration and deceleration are recorded. Using equations that relate the kinetic energy of the mass and rotational energy of the flywheel to the potential energy lost by the falling mass, the moment of inertia of the flywheel can be calculated from the experimental measurements. The objectives are to apply this method to find the moment of inertia of a flywheel and understand the principles involved.

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    Lab Report No.

    06

    OBJECTIVE:

     To determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel by falling weight method.

    Introduction:

    Flywheel:

    Flywheel is a rotating mechanical device that is used to store rotational energy. Energy will
    be stored in flywheel by applying torque to it.
    E= ½ I ω2
    Energy stored in the flywheel is proportional to the square of the rotational speed.

    Moment of Inertia:

     Moment of inertia is the mass property of a rigid body that defines the torque neede for a
    desired angular acceleration about an axis of rotation.
     It is a measure of an object’s resistance to change in rotation direction. For a point mass the
    moment of inertia will be

    I= mr2
     Moment of inertia depends on the amount and distribution of masses and shape of the body.
     If moment of inertia is large, requires more torque to increase the rotation or to stop the
    rotation of the body.

    Measurement of the Moment of Inertia of a Flywheel:


    A flywheel of radius R is set up on a horizontal axle of radius r. A string of length h is wrapped round
    the axle with a mass m tied to the end. The moment of inertia of the flywheel and axle is I. The
    flywheel is accelerated by the couple applied by the mass m. The mass is allowed to fall through a
    height h at which point the string leaves the axle. The velocity of the falling mass at this instant is v
    and the angular velocity of the flywheel ω.
    The potential energy lost by the weight is converted into kinetic energy of the weight, kinetic energy
    of the flywheel and heat due to friction in the bearings.

    If the energy lost per revolution due to friction is E and the flywheel makes n1 revolutions during
    acceleration, then:

    mgh = ½ mv2 + ½ Iω2 + n1E


    The flywheel is then allowed to come to rest due to the frictional couple. If it stops after a further n2
    revolutions then:

    ½ Iω2 = n2E
    Therefore:
    mgh = 1/2 mv2 + 1/2 Iω2 + (n1/n2)1/2 Iω2
    = 1/2 mv2 + 1/2 Iω2(1 + n1/n2)

    From which I can be calculated as;


    I= 2(mgh-1/2mv2)/ ω2 [(n1+n2)/n2]
    We could convert linear velocity (v) into angular velocity (ω) if we wished using v = rω.
    Here,
    m= mass of falling weight (kg)
    h= height of fall (m)
    v= velocity of body (m/s)
    ω= angular velocity (rad/s)
    n1= no. of revolution of flywheel to wind up the string from the ground to starting point.
    n2= no. of revolution of flywheel makes after the falling body strikes the ground.
    r= effective radius
    t1= time of fall of body
    V= 2h/t1

    Hardware/Software Required:

    Frame and cupboard TM(16a), Flywheel, Stopwatch, Weights and Thread.

    Tasks:
    i. The moment of inertia of a flywheel can be found experimentally by the falling weight
    method.
    ii. The flywheel mounts as described above so that it can rotate freely on an axle fitted to one of
    the vertical members of the frame.
    iii. Attach a body of mass m to a length of string. Wind the string around the circumference of
    the rotor, ensuring that it loops around a steel peg projecting from the ring.
    iv. Allowed the body to fall through a measured height h to the ground and record the time of
    descent, t1, by a stopwatch.
    v. Note the no. of revolutions, n1, during the acceleration period.
    vi. Find the no. of revolutions, n2, and the corresponding time t2, from the instant the body
    strikes the ground to the instant the rotor comes to rest.

    Observation & Calculations:

    Sr.No. h (m) n1 t1(s) n2 V (m/s) ω (rad/s) I (kg/m2)

    Conclusion:
     Yourself.

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