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Problem 9.133: Given: Find: Solution

1) The document provides equations to calculate the mass and rotational speed of a circular disk spinning on a pivot in wind. 2) Given parameters of the disk such as diameter, thickness, pivot length, air density, viscosity, and wind speed, the normal and drag forces on the disk and pivot can be determined. 3) An equation is derived relating the rotational speed of the disk to the wind speed and angle of rotation, allowing a plot of speed versus angle to be made.

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Problem 9.133: Given: Find: Solution

1) The document provides equations to calculate the mass and rotational speed of a circular disk spinning on a pivot in wind. 2) Given parameters of the disk such as diameter, thickness, pivot length, air density, viscosity, and wind speed, the normal and drag forces on the disk and pivot can be determined. 3) An equation is derived relating the rotational speed of the disk to the wind speed and angle of rotation, allowing a plot of speed versus angle to be made.

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Problem 9.

133 [Difficulty: 3]

F
n1

W
F
n2

Given: Circular disk in wind
Find: Mass of disk; Plot versus V
Solution:
Basic equations:
C
D
F
D
1
2
V
2
A
= M

0 =
Summing moments at the pivot
W L sin ( ) F
n1
L
1
2
L
D
2

\
|
|
.
F
n2
0 =
(1) and for each normal drag
F
n
1
2
V
n
2
A C
D
=
Assume 1) No pivot friction 2) C
D
is valid for V
n
= Vcos()
The data is
1.225
kg
m
3
= 1.8 10
5

N s
m
2
= V 15
m
s
=
D 25 mm = d 3 mm = L 40 mm = 10 deg =
C
D1
1.17 =
(Table
9.3)
Re
d
V d

= Re
d
3063 =
so from Fig. 9.13
C
D2
0.9 =
Hence
F
n1
1
2
V cos ( ) ( )
2

D
2

4
C
D1
= F
n1
0.077 N =
F
n2
1
2
V cos ( ) ( )
2
L
D
2

\
|
|
.
d C
D2
= F
n2
0.00992 N =
The drag on the support is much less than on the disk (and moment even less), so results will not be much different from those of
Problem 9.105
Hence Eq. 1 becomes
M L g sin ( ) L
1
2
V cos ( ) ( )
2

D
2

4
C
D1

1
2
L
D
2

\
|
|
.

1
2
V cos ( ) ( )
2
L
D
2

\
|
|
.
d C
D2

(
(

+ =
M
V
2
cos ( )
2

4 g sin ( )
1
2
D
2
C
D1
1
D
2 L

\
|
|
.
L
D
2

\
|
|
.
d C
D2
+

(
(

= M 0.0471 kg =
Rearranging
V
4 M g

tan ( )
cos ( )

1
1
2
D
2
C
D1
1
D
2 L

\
|
|
.
L
D
2

\
|
|
.
d C
D2
+

(
(

= V 35.5
m
s

tan ( )
cos ( )
=
We can plot this by choosing and computing V
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
20
40
60
80
Angle (deg)
V

(
m
/
s
)
This graph can be easily plotted in Excel

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