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Tutorial - Gyroscope

The document outlines calculations for gyroscopic effects in various scenarios involving a ship's turbine rotor, a rear engine automobile, a vehicle wheel encountering a pothole, and a single cylinder engine. It includes parameters such as mass, radius of gyration, angular velocities, and moments of inertia to determine the direction of movement and limiting speeds. Each case requires an understanding of gyroscopic principles and dynamics related to motion and forces.

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Tutorial - Gyroscope

The document outlines calculations for gyroscopic effects in various scenarios involving a ship's turbine rotor, a rear engine automobile, a vehicle wheel encountering a pothole, and a single cylinder engine. It includes parameters such as mass, radius of gyration, angular velocities, and moments of inertia to determine the direction of movement and limiting speeds. Each case requires an understanding of gyroscopic principles and dynamics related to motion and forces.

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GYROSCOPE

1. The mass of a turbine rotor of a ship is 8000 kg and has a radius of gyration of 0.75 m. It rotates at
1800 rpm clockwise when viewed from the stern. Determine the gyroscopic effects in the following
cases:
(a) If the ship traveling at 100 km/h steers to the left along a curve of 80 m radius.
(b) If the ship is pitching and the bow is descending with maximum velocity. The pitching is with
simple harmonic motion with periodic time of 20 s and the total angular movement between
extreme position is 10°.
(c) If the ship is rolling with an angular velocity of 0.03 rad/s clockwise when looking from stern.
In each case, determine the direction in which the ship tends to move.

2. A rear engine automobile is travelling along a track of 100 m mean radius. Each of the four wheels
has a moment of inertia of 2 kg.m2 and an effective diameter of 0.6 m. The rotating parts of the
engine have a moment of inertia of 1.25 kg.m2. The engine axis is parallel to the rear axle and the
crankshaft rotates in the same direction as the wheels. The gear ratio of engine to back axle is 3:1.
The automobile mass is 1500 kg and its centre of gravity is 0.5 m above the road level. The width
of track of the vehicle is 1.5 m. Determine the limiting speed of the vehicle around the curve for
all four wheels to maintain contact with the road surface if it is not banked.

3. A wheel of a vehicle travelling on a level track at 80 km/h, falls in a spot hole 15 mm deep and
rises again in a total time of 0.15 s. The displacement of the wheel of the vehicle takes place with
simple harmonic motion. The diameter of wheel is 1.5 m and the distance between the wheel
centres is 1.8 m. The wheel pair with axle have a moment of inertia of 500 kg.m2. Determine the
magnitude and gyroscopic effects produced with this phenomenon.

4. For a single cylinder engine, determine the bearing forces caused by the gyroscopic action of the
flywheel (I = 0.32 kg.m2) as the engine traverses a 305 m radius curve at 96.6 km/h in a turn to the
right. The engine speed is 3300 rpm and is turning clockwise when viewed from the front of the
engine. The centre distance between the bearings is 152 mm.

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