The discussion centers on calculating the artificial gravity experienced by clothes in a washing machine drum with a radius of 27 cm spinning at 4.1 revolutions per second (rev/s). The formula for radial acceleration, Ar = v²/r, is highlighted as essential for this calculation. Participants emphasize the need to convert the radius to meters and the angular velocity to linear velocity in meters per second. The final result must be expressed as a multiple of gravitational acceleration (g), where g is defined as 9.8 m/s².
PREREQUISITESStudents in physics, engineers working on rotating machinery, and anyone interested in the principles of circular motion and artificial gravity.
If you did it this way, that is the correct way to get the radial acceleration, but then you must express it as a multiple of g, where g=9.8m/s^2. Please show your work; you might have made a math error, or misunderstood the 'g' thing.cstout said:Homework Statement
If a washing machine's drum has a radius of 27 cm and spins at 4.1 rev/s, what is the strength of the artificial gravity to which the clothes are subjected? Express your answer as a multiple of g.
Homework Equations
Ar= v2/r
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried converting the radius to m and the rev/s to m/s but that didn't work, I'm not sure what else I could try to solve this problem.