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Inertia units for a synchronous machine
Hello everyone, I'm sorry if this is not the right sub-forum to post this, but this doubt has been haunting me for a while. I've got some rotatory machine -let's say, generic synchronous machine-. Turns out there are typical values for [kg m^2] (inertia) in the 2-10 range; the software I'm...- gab_xd
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- Inertia Machine Machine design Synchronous Units
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How to determine the same moment of inertia in two different ways?
My solution is now I am asked for the same result but in this form but I don't know where to start.- Tapias5000
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- Homework and exercise Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Phsyics
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B What would happen if there were no inertia?
This is a theoretical question, not based on anything in real life, only theory. A thought experiment. Now, say that something does not have any inertia, or mass, whichever term you want to use is fine. Now, if a force were exerted on this theoretical object, how fast would it accelerate? Also...- Sundown444
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- Inertia
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Inertia Homework Help: Understanding the Concept of Stretched Objects
I have no clue. The answer is the stretched one but i don't know why.- Ineedhelpwithphysics
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- Homework Inertia
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I Rolling balls with different rotational inertia
I am stuck on problem presented about putting golf balls. A stationary golf ball (mass=45g, dia=42mm, solid & homogeneous) is struck by a horizontal force (putter) and ignoring sliding immediately starts rolling on a level putting green. The ball eventually stops due to rolling resistance... -
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I Forward momentum of mass due to inertia
Help me understand a concept I came across by accident. So there is an axis (red) that is rotating with two rods attached to it (45 degrees from axis and 90 degrees with respect to one another) now if the balls at first are located closest to the red axis , as the axis begins to rotate the balls... -
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Question about the inertia of logs in a pickup truck that stops suddenly
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- Inertia Truck
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Torque due to moment of inertia (?)
Hi! I would like to calculate (roughly) how much torque is needed bringing the blue plateau in movement. Assume the blue plateau is loaded with 7.5 kg. The radius of the blue circle is 100 mm.- Mech_LS24
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- Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Torque
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I How does inertia, a property of mass, arise?
Do todays physicists have a deeper understanding on mass and inertia on how inertia arises?- KurtLudwig
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- Inertia Mass Property
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Movement of a Ball Bearing within a cavity inside a Projectile
Summary:: Question concerning the behavior of a ball bearing inside a projectile fired straight up or at an arc. Within a projectile is a 1-inch cylindrical cavity, inside of which is a steel ball bearing that can freely roll along the length of the cavity. When the projectile is fired... -
Moment of Inertia with varying distance from Centre of Mass
h = d1 + 0.08 d1 = h - 0.08 d2 = h + 0.08 I of the vertical portion = 1/12 m (l^2 + b^2) + md1^2 = 1/12 m (0.28^2 + 0.04^2) + m(h - 0.08)^2 I of the horizontal portion = 1/12 m (l^2 + b^2) + md2^2 = 1/12 m (0.28^2 + 0.04^2) + m(h + 0.08)^2 The moment of inertia for the whole T-shape about...- Ang09
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- Centre of mass Inertia Mass Moment Moment of inertia Oscillation Pendulum
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Moment of inertia composite body
I have this moment of inertia problem and is a little confused on the semicircle part and if the rest is really right? I get over 10 if I calculate it in crew CAD but by hand I get 7,568032142. What is right and what am I doing wrong?- antonov
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- Body Composite Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Moment of inertia of a disc using rods as differential elements
I know there are more convenient differential elements that can be chosen to compute the moment of inertia of a disc(like rings). the mass of the differential element: $$dm = (M/\pi R^2) (dA) = (M/ \pi R^2) (2\sqrt{R^2 - y^2})(dy)$$ the moment of inertia of a rod through its COM is...- Hamiltonian
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- Differential Disc Elements Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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How Earth's rotation is changed by the change in inertia when you get out of bed
Don't understand from where should I start?- robax25
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- Change Inertia Rotation
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Determine the moment of inertia of a bar and disk assembly
I have been given an answer for this but I am struggling to get to that point $$ANS = 0.430\, kg \cdot m^2$$ So I thought using the moment of inertia of a compound pendulum might work where ##I_{rod} = \frac{ml^2}{12}## and ##I_{disc} = \frac{mR^2}{2}## (##l## is the length of the rod and ##R##...- TheBigDig
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- Assembly Compound pendulum Disk Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Parallel axis theorem
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Moment of Inertia of a sphere about an axis
I = 2/5M R^2 + Md^2 This is analagous to Earth's movement about the Sun. Is the moment of inertia of Earth about the centre of mass of the Earth Sun system = 2/5MR^2 + Md^2, where: M = Mass of earth, R = Radius of Earth, d = distance from Earth to centre of mass of earth-sun system.- phantomvommand
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- Axis Inertia Mechanics Moment Moment of inertia Sphere
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Question on Moment of Inertia Tensor of a Rotating Rigid Body
Hi. So I was asked the following question whose picture is attached below along with my attempt at the solution. Now my doubt is, since the question refers to the whole system comprising of these thin rigid body 'mini systems', should the Principle moments of Inertia about the respective axes...- warhammer
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- Body Classical mechanics Inertia Inertia tensor Intro physics Moment Moment of inertia Rigid body Rotating Rotational dynamics Tensor
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Time: Money, Stock, Moon - Inertia & Missions
Time is money. Stocks and bonds are also money. Stocks have momentum, and thus time, which is equivalent to money, which is equivalent to stocks, has momentum, and therefore inertia. Time is also space, of course, space costs a lot of money, as does space travel. Especially space travel to...- pervect
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- Inertia Time
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Moment of inertia of a regular triangle
Please, I need help! I need to calculate the moment of inertia of a triangle relatively OY. I have an idea to split my triangle into rods and use Huygens-Steiner theorem, but after discussed this exercise with my friend, I have a question: which of these splits are right (picture 1 and 2)? Or...- Who_w
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- Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Regular Triangle
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Computing the polar moment of inertia (calculus)
Question: Diagram: So the common approach to this problem is using polar coordinates. The definition of infinitesimal rotational inertia at O is ##dI_O=r^2\sigma\, dA##. Therefore the r. inertia of the triangle is $$I_O=\int_{0}^{\pi/3}\int_{0}^{\sec\theta}r^2r\,drd\theta$$ whose value is...- Leo Liu
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- Calculus Computing Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Polar
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Law of inertia (inertial observer and inertial frames of reference)
I am trying to figure out what are inertial observer and inertial frames of reference. The law of inertia holds for inertial observers. Inertial observers are objects with zero net force acting on them, and move with constant velocity. Suppose we fix a set of coordinate axis in space, relative... -
Memory and Performance: The Role of Abstraction in Athletic Success
Newton’s third law, to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, is valid in various situations for various reasons. If an object is pushing against another object, the other object reacts with an equal and opposite force. At the same time, inertial force is also arising upon the... -
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Electromagnetic inertial reaction force?
I accelerate charged particle ##A## causing virtual photons to travel to distant charged particle ##B## which feels an electromagnetic force proportional to ##A##'s acceleration (for a classical field description of this effect see https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_28.html Eqn 28.6)...- jcap
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- Electromagnetic Electromagnetism Force Inertia Inertial Reaction Reaction force
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What is the source of inertia?
Is there a specific particle or force that gives an object inertia? Going back to the 1940's science fiction ideas of "inertialessness", is there a way to nullify or remove an objects inertia? And if so, could an inertialess object go faster than light?- fasteddie1371
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- Inertia Source
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How is the Moment of Inertia Tensor Derived for Rigid Body Rotation?
We start from the definition$$I_{ij} = \int_V \rho(x_k x_k \delta_{ij} - x_i x_j) dV \iff \dot{I}_{ij} = \int_V \rho (2 x_k \dot{x}_k \delta_{ij} - \dot{x}_i x_j - x_i \dot{x}_j ) dV$$Now since the rigid body rotation satisfies ##\dot{\vec{x}} = \vec{\omega} \times \vec{x} \iff \dot{x}_i =...- etotheipi
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- Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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Can two coaxial motors null each other's inertia?
Hi all! I'm new here and hoping someone who knows something about ME or Physics can help me out ... and simple terms would be nice. I am working with two servo motors and would like to minimize the "kick" they make when starting or stopping since they do it quite frequently. Please excuse my...- activesprockets
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- Coaxial Inertia Motors
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Pendulum, Rotational Inertia and Center of mass
This is the figure given. My Attempt ##T=2\pi \sqrt\frac {I}{0.5gd}## ##\frac {m_r} {l} ## ##dm= \frac {m} {l}dx## ##dI = dm_r x^2## ##dI=(\frac {m_r} {l}dx)x^2## ##I= \int_l^0 (\frac {m_r} {l}dx)x^2 \, dx ## ##I_c.m=\frac {m_r l^2}{3}## ##I_,, = \frac {m_r l^2}{3}+m_p x^2## Given...- bieon
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- Center Center of mass Inertia Mass Pendulum Rotational Rotational inertia
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Tubular Column Moment of Inertia
Can anyone explain why the moment of inertia for a tubular column in that textbook is like so? (take a look at the attachments). It should be (I = MR^2), as far as I know.- SALMAN22
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- Column Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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Moment of Inertia of a Solid Cylinder With a Wedge Removed
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- Cylinder Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Solid Wedge
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Rotating body moment of inertia
I have done some lab work , and now i have to answer some theoretical questions , but i can not find any data about this on the web or atleast i don't know where to search , i will add some pictures of experiment for you to better understand it. I was wondering can someone share their knowledge...- Ugnius
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- Body Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Rotating
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Torque and Moment of Inertia of a Lever Arm
I never really considered this back when I was taking physics in college but imagine for the sake of thought experiment that you have an extremely and impractically long wrench and it is fixed to the bolt you wish to tighten. Now the longer the lever arm the greater the torque so if you double... -
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Confused by Unexpected Results: Acceleration & Moment of Inertia
Like I said, objects with the higher acceleration are giving me the lowest values. For a hoop, I got I=0.1*MR^2 For a cylinder, I got I=0.7*MR^2 this seems backwards, no?- cal35182
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- Acceleration Confused Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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Moment of Inertia with pulley and two masses on a string (iWTSE.org)
Note: the working (taken from iWTSE website) refers to inertia as the symbol ‘J’ (in-case there was any confusion).I found equations of motion for mass m and 2m which were ‘T1 = ma + mg’ and ‘T2 = 2mg – 2ma’, respectively. I know they are connected particles with the same acceleration ‘a’.I have...- TomK
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- Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Pulley String Two masses
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Moment of inertia of a uniform 2D triangular plate
Answer is 37.8 g cm^2 new to latex- wcjy
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- 2d Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Plate Uniform
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Moment of inertia (Perpendicular axis theorem)
So i derived the moment of inertia about the axis of symmetry (with height h) and I am confused about the perpendicular axis theorem. The problem ask to find the moment of inertia perpendicular to axis of symmetry So the axis about h, i labelled as z, the two axis that are perpendicular to z, i...- andyonassis
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- Axis Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Theorem
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Can Flying Ships Defy Inertia and Make Instant 90-Degree Turns?
I haven't gone to movie theaters in 6 months. So I have to be content with online movies, and reading sci fi models, and maybe writing a short story or two. If a flying ship could travel thousands of miles per second, it can't suddenly turn 90 degrees because of inertia, the occupants would be...- Secan
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- General General relativity Inertia Relativity
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Mass moment of inertia of a composite shape
My thought process was to get the mass moment of inertia of the rectangle and then subtract the mass moment of inertia of the quartercircle from it. The MMoI of the rectangle is: (1/3)(0.005*7850*.6*.3)(.3^2)= 0.212 meters The MMoI of the quartercircle is: (1/4)(0.005*7850*¼π 0.3^2)(.3^2) + ? My...- marcadams267
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- Composite Inertia Mass Moment Moment of inertia Shape
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Toy Problem to Understand Products of Inertia?
I am a bit new to the concept of the Inertia Tensor. One question that comes to mind is, what is the physical meaning of the off-diagonals i.e. the products of inertia? I read this post : https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/physical-meaning-of-product-of-inertia.401927/post-2711721 and I find...- Swamp Thing
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- Inertia
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Moment of inertia of an isosceles triangle
I did in this way: ## I = \int dm \rho^2 ## Dividing the triangle in small rectangles with ##dA = dy x(y) ## where ##x(y) = 2 ctg( \alpha ) (h - y) ## we have : ## dm = \sigma 2 ctg( \alpha ) (h - y) ## Now i have ## \rho^2 = x^2 + (h-y)^2 ## Now I don't know what I can do because it would be...- Nexus99
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- Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Triangle
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What happens when a car turns?
A car moving at constant speed is in uniform circular motion, thus having centripetal acceleration of ##a=\frac{v^2}{R}##. The force associated with this acceleration is known to be friction. But friction, in nature, appears as an opposition to the relative motion between two surfaces whether it...- Stephen Bulking
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- Car Inertia Radial acceleration Static friction Uniform circular motion
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I Changing the effective mass of an electron using electric potentials?
The Dirac equation for an electron in the presence of an electromagnetic 4-potential ##A_\mu##, where ##\hbar=c=1##, is given by $$\gamma^\mu\big(i\partial_\mu-eA_\mu\big)\psi-m_e\psi=0.\tag{1}$$ I assume the Weyl basis so that $$\psi=\begin{pmatrix}\psi_L\\\psi_R\end{pmatrix}\hbox{ and...- jcap
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- Dirac equation Effective mass Electric Electron Inertia Mass Potentials
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I Does General Relativity explain inertia?
As far as I understand it general relativity does not explain the origin of the inertial mass ##m_i## in Newton's law of motion ##\vec{F}=m_i\ d\vec{v}/dt## but rather it simply applies the concept to curved spacetime. For example if we have a particle with inertial mass ##m_i## and charge...- jcap
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- Explain General General relativity Inertia Newton 2nd law Relativity
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Moment of inertia, center of mass and vincular reaction of a rod
I'm struggling doing point 5, i have no idea how to solve that question. In point 1 i obtained the following result: ## I=\frac{ML^2}{2}## calculating the integral of dI, the infinitesimal moment of inertia of a small section of the rod of length dr. 2) Through the conservation of angular...- Nexus99
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- Center Center of mass Inertia Mass Moment Moment of inertia Reaction Rod
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Moment of inertia of two coaxial disks
The total moment of inertia is: ##I_{tot} = 2 M_1 R^2 + \frac{1}{2} M_2 R^2## We have ## M_1 = (4 \pi R^2) \sigma ## and ##M_2 = (\pi R^2) \sigma ## , where ## \sigma ## is the density of the disks. We also know that: ## \sigma = \frac{m}{ \pi 5 R^2} ## this leads us to say that: ##I_{tot} =...- Nexus99
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- Coaxial Inertia Moment Moment of inertia
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Brownian Motion - "no inertia"
Greetings, I currently work my way through Langevin Dynamics which, in a certain limit, becomes Brownian Motion. I refer to this brief article on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_dynamics I understand the general LD equation given there. In order to obtain Brownian Dynamics...- SchroedingersLion
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- Brownian motion Inertia Motion
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How Do You Calculate Load Inertia for a Lead Screw System?
In order to choose a DC motor according to the article titled: APPYING MOTORS IN LINEAR MOTION APPLICATION by PITTMAN - step 4 : "determine the total reflected inertia (Jt) back from the load to lead screw shaft " . The formula is: Jt = Jscrew + Jload. This calculation relies on the fact...- beashayyael
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- Inertia Lead Moment Moment of inertia
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Does inertia have anything to do with bodies falling at the same rate?
The equation manipulation that shows that bodies will fall at the same rate regardless of their mass is very straight forward, because mass cancels when you set F = ma of the body equal to gravitational force using Newton's gravitational equation. I have no problem understanding that in terms of...- Grasshopper
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- bodies Falling Inertia Rate
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Addition of moments of inertia
Hi To calculate the moment of inertia of a large sphere , I can calculate I for a smaller sphere and then add to it , I for the spherical shell that added to the smaller sphere makes the larger sphere. Does this general process apply to all shapes ? If so , does this process have a name ie. is... -
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Moment of inertia where mass and torque are at a different positions
The formula for moment of inertia is: I=mr^2 A common derivation for this is: 1. F=ma 2. τ=rma 3. τ=rmrα = r^2 mα This is a rotational version of Newton’s second law, where torque replaces force, moment of inertia replaces mass, and angular acceleration replaces tangential acceleration... -
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How do moment of inertia and angular acceleration affect drone propellers?
Hi, I am building a drone for a school project and I am also looking into how it flies. Recently I have been looking into angular momentum, torque, moment of inertia and angular acceleration. However I am struggling to understand moment of inertia and angular acceleration. If possible please...- mxchapz
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- Acceleration Angular Angular acceleration Drone Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Propellers
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- Forum: Aerospace Engineering