FLYWHEEL

1. The flywheel of a machine having

weight of 4500 N and radius of 1
gyration of 2 m has cyclic fluctuation 400 N −m=
of speed from 125 r.p.m to 120 r.p.m.
2 ( I ) x [ ( 210 )2 ( 190 )2 ](I )
Assuming g = 10m/s2, the maximum I =0.10 kg−m 2
fluctuation of energy is 4. For a certain engine having an average
speed of 1200 rpm, a flywheel approximated
F f 4500 as a solid disc, is required for keeping the
Solution:m f = = =450 kg fluctuation of speed within 2% about the
A 10 average speed. The fluctuation of kinetic
2 2 2 energy per cycle is found to be 2 kJ. What is
Moment of Inertia=m k =( 450 )( 2 ) =1800 kg−m the least possible mass of the flywheel if its
diameter is not to exceed 1 m?
2π
ω 1=( )x (125 rad /sec ⁡) =13.09 Solution: Mean angular speed of engine,
60
2π 2 πN 2 π (1200)
ω 2=( )x (120 rad /sec ⁡) =12.57 ω= = =125.66 rad /sec
60 60 60

1 1 mR 2
Emax= (450) (13.09+ 12.57 )2=12087.2 N −m ΔE=I ω2 Cs= For solid disc I =
2
2 2
2 m R ω Cs 2

2. A circular solid disc of uniform thickness 20 m ( 1 )2

mm, radius 200 mm and mass 20 kg, is used
as a flywheel. If it rotates at 600 rpm, the
2000= ( )
2
( 125.66 )2 (0.02)
kinetic energy of the flywheel, in Joules is
m=51 kg
1
Solution: For flywheel K . E= 5. Calculate the coefficient of fluctuation of
2 I ω2 speed if maximum speed is 2500rpm and
minimum speed is 1800rpm.
2 πN 2 π (600)
ω= = 62.83 rad /s Max−Min
60 60 Solution: C=2[ ]
Max+ Min
1
I ( for solid circular disk )= 2
=0.4 kg m2 2500−1800
2(20)(0.2) C=2[ ]
2500+1800
Hence,
1 C=0.33
K . E= =790 Joules .
2(0.4)(62.83)2 6. Calculate the coefficient of steadiness if
maximum speed of flywheel is 2500rpm and
3. The speed of an engine varies from 210 minimum speed is 1800rpm.
rad/s to 190 rad/s. During the cycle the
change in kinetic energy is found to be 400 Solution:
Nm. The inertia of the flywheel in kg/m2 is C=1 xCoeffecient of fluctuation of speed .
1 C=1 ( 0.33 )=0.33
Solution: ΔE=
2 ( I ) x [ ( ω 1) 2 ( ω 2) 2 ] I