FLYWHEEL APPARATUS
Group no.05
Members name:
1. Haseeb Ramzan (130501006)
2. M. Saad Hameed (130501022)
3. Zain Ul Hassan (130501023)
4. M. Saad Abubakar (130501024)
5. Sarmad Fayyaz (130501033)
6. M. Zain Ul Abadin (130501035)
7. Syed Mansoob Bukhari (130501039)
8. Malik Hamza Khalid (130501040)
9. Saeed Anwar Bhatty (130501042)
MODEL: ME-DY-4008
MOMENT OF INERTIA OF FLY WHEEL Lab Report No. IST-MECH-MFW-EXP01/00
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................3
2.1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................4
2.2. APPARTUS..........................................................................................................................4
.........................................................................................................................................................4
2.3. THEORY..............................................................................................................................4
2.4. EXPERIMENT 01: Moment of Inertia of Fly Wheel..........................................................6
2.4.1. Objective.......................................................................................................................6
2.4.2. Procedure.......................................................................................................................6
2.4.3. Sources of error.............................................................................................................6
2.4.4. Precautions....................................................................................................................6
2.4.5. Observations and Results..............................................................................................6
2.5. CONCLUSION.....................................................................................................................7
2.6. WORK DISTRIBUTION.....................................................................................................7
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ABSTRACT
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2.1. INTRODUCTION
A flywheel is a rotating mechanical device that is used to store rotational energy. Flywheels have
a significant moment of inertia, and thus resist changes in rotational speed. The amount of energy
stored in a flywheel is proportional to the square of its rotational speed. Energy is transferred to a
flywheel by applying torque to it, thereby increasing its rotational speed, and hence its stored
energy. Conversely, a flywheel releases stored energy by applying torque to a mechanical load,
thereby decreasing its rotational speed.
2.2. APPARTUS
Axle
Bearing
Flywheel
Base Plate
Fig 2.1 Flywheel apparatus description
2.3. THEORY
a) Kinetic energy: It is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion.
If body undergoes translation:
m v2 (2.1)
KE=
2
If body undergoes rotation:
I ω2 (2.2)
KE=
2
b) Potential energy: It is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position. In mechanics,
PE due to gravity (weight) and elastic spring is important.
c) Law of conservation of energy:In mechanics, it is sometimes known as Law of conservation
of mechanical energy. It states that during motion, sum of kinetic and potential energies of body
remains constant. For these to occur, kinetic energy must be transformed to potential energy &
vice versa.
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d) Derivation of formula for (I)
Moment of inertia I represents measure of resistance of a body to angular acceleration. It is
defined as the integral of second moment about an axis, of mass dm
I =∫ r 2 dm (2.3)
i) Phase I
The mass m falls through a vertical height of h and losses its potential energy mgh.
This PE is converted into:
m v2
a) Translation KE=
2
I ω2
b) Rotational KE=
2
c) Frictional energy loss n1 F in bearings, where F is frictional energy loss in one revolution.
Law of conservation of energy implies,
m v 2 I ω2 (2.4)
mgh= + +n1 F
2 2
ii) Phase II
I ω2
When falling mass is detached, the fly wheel is having rotational KE equal to
2
This energy is lost in friction. If no. of revolution of fly wheel after detachment of mass is n2, this
frictional loss is n2F.
This means,
I ω2 (2.5)
=n 2 F
2
Further derivation
Theoretical and experimental formula?
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2.4. EXPERIMENT 01: Moment of Inertia of Fly Wheel.
2.4.1. Objective
The objective of this experiment is to verify that the moment of inertia of fly wheel calculated
experimentally and theoretically are equal.
Theoretically we calculate the moment of inertia of fly wheel by the help of this formula
m R2
I=
2
Experimentally we calculate the moment of inertia of Fly wheel by the help of this formula
n2 m( 2 gh−v 2)
I= 2
w (n2+ n1)
2.4.2. Procedure
2.4.3. Sources of error
2.4.4. Precautions
2.4.5. Observations and Results
Mass of flywheel = 22.3kg
Radius of flywheel= 150mm
Radius of axle= 11mm
Sr. Falling Displacement of Time for Number of Number of Moment
# mass falling mass till detachment revolutions of revolutions of inertia
m detachment t flywheel of flywheel I
(kg) h (sec) before after (Kg-m2)
(m) detachment n1 detachment
n2
1
Table 2.1 Calculations of moment of inertia
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2.5. CONCLUSION
2.6. Work Distribution
M. Saad Hameed = Compilation
Sarmad Fayyaz = Objective
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