CHAPTER 5 > ACTIVITIES > INVESTIGATIONS > INVESTIGATION 3
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3 | Breaking a flywheel mechanically and electrically |
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Main | (1) A steel flywheel is mounted on a horizontal axis. It rotates and slows down because of friction. A belt is stretched over the wheel and held with different weights. Data of rotational speed for several cases is presented.(2) A steel flywheel is mounted on a horizontal axis. It rotates and slows down because of electrical breaking. The flyhweel drives a generator to which an electric load resistor has been connected. (A second generator attached to the wheel is used to measure the angular speed of the wheel.) More… |
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Description | DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENT |
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Assignment | A POSSIBLE PATH THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION… |
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Model | MODEL EQUATIONS AND MORE… |
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Questions | SOME SIMPLE QUESTIONS… |
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