Angular momentum

Which of these can have angular momentum?

• A. A wheel spinning
• B. A car going around a corner
• C. A rocket in orbit
• D. a missile moving in a straight line
• E. A,B,C,D
angular momentum with linear motion
Even an object moving in a straight line can have angular
momentum?

  2m / s We can define the angular momentum


i 
R
R
I I  mR 2

Related to any point in space

 angular momentum with linear motion
A child m=30kg runs at v=2m/s and jumps tangentially on to the
circumference of a merry-go-round of radius 2m and mass
M=200kg (a solid disk). Ignore friction.
Q. what is the final angular speed of the system
  2m / s Just before the child joins the merry-go-round
I I  mR 2  
i
1 R
I F  mR  MR 2
2
R  2m
2 Li  I I i
 1  2 2 
IF   m  M  R Li  mR
 2  R
 1  2 Li  mR
LF   m  M  R F
 2 
 1  2 mR
LF  LI  m  M R   mR  
 F
F
 1  2
 2  m M R
 2 
angular momentum with linear motion
A child m=30kg runs at v=2m/s and jumps tangentially on to the
circumference of a merry-go-round of radius 2m and mass
M=200kg (a solid disk). Ignore friction.
Q. what is the final angular speed of the system

m R  2m
F 
 1 
m M R
 2 
30  2 
F   0.23rad / s
 1 
 30   200   2
 2 
 Conservation of angular momentum
A 40kg child walks around the circumference of a 3m radius
Given:
Part 1
turntable at 1.5m/s (relative to the table) the turntable has a
L  0 moment of inertia of 400kgm2 and starts off stationary
CT  1.5 Q1. What is the final velocity of the turntable relative to the ground
Q2. What is the work done by the child
mc  40kg Angular Momentum is conserved
IT  400 L  0  I C CG  IT TG
Find TG CG  CT  TG
0  I C CT  TG   IT TG
 I C CT  TG   IT TG
 I C CT  I C TG  IT TG
 Conservation of angular momentum
A 40kg child walks around the circumference of a 3m radius
Given:
Part 1
turntable at 1.5m/s (relative to the table) the turntable has a
L  0 moment of inertia of 400kgm2 and starts off stationary
CT  1.5 Q1. What is the final velocity of the turntable relative to the ground
Q2. What is the work done by the child
mc  40kg  I C CT
 TG
IT  400 L  0  I C CG  IT TG  IT  I C 
Find TG CG  CT  TG 2  CT 
0  I C CT  TG   IT TG
 mR 

R 
 

 I C CT  TG   IT TG IT  mR 2

TG

 I C CT  I C TG  IT TG
 I C CT  IT TG  I C TG
 40  3 1.5    TG

 I C CT   IT  I C  TG 
400  40  3 2
 
0.236rad / s  TG
 Conservation of angular momentum
A 40kg child walks around the circumference of a 3m radius
Given:
Part 2
turntable at 1.5m/s (relative to the table) the turntable has a
moment of inertia of 400kgm2 and starts off stationary
L  0 Q1. What is the final velocity of the turntable relative to the ground
CT  1.5 Q2. What is the work done by the child
mc  40kg The work done is just the increase in KE
IT  400 1 1
TG  0.236 KE  IT TG 
2
I CCG 2
CG  CT  TG
2 2
1 1
 IT TG  I C CT  TG 
2 2
KE
2 2 2
1 1 2  CT 
KE  IT TG 
2
2

2

mR  
 R
 TG 
 2
1 1 2  1.5 
KE  400  0.236  
2
2

2

40  3 
 3
  0.236 

KE  11.14 J  12.54 J  23.7J