Centripetal Velocity Calculation?

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To calculate the exit speed of an object dropped into a spinning container at 5000 RPM with a radius of 120mm, additional details about the mechanism are necessary, such as how the object is dropped and exits. The mass of the object is not a determining factor if the container is significantly heavier. The final tangential speed will match the speed of the channel's ends, while the final radial speed will depend on friction, which can be ignored for a simplified calculation. Integrating centrifugal acceleration in the rotating frame provides a method to determine these speeds. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for accurate wear testing in the described machine setup.
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I am wondering if someone can show me how to calculate the exit speed of an object if it is dropped into a container which is spinning at 5000 rpm and has a radius of 120mm. Let us assume the object weighs one gram.
I am building a machine for wear testing. rock/water is supplied to the centre of a spinning rotor and is impacted upon a test specimen, mounted at the exit port.
Thank you for your time,
Kevin
 
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This is impossible without many more details about the mechanism. How is the mass dropped into the container, how does it hit the container, how does it leave again, and so on.
If the container is heavy enough (compared to the dropped object), the speed won't depend on the mass of the object.
 
I cannot show the detail due to proprietary reasons but essentially this is what I am describing, a rock dropped into the center of a stainless steel channel, spinning at 5000 RPM;
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9-tYG8bqb8-6z8x6HuCUJBWsmZSGc5vHMBU-mH63KaIWY-6hQFXO-KylOch9CpssdgouIfY60JPtx7JOvGXP4sGKmyUYgohlFAhbg1XVF0bPblQkTkHi7Lg6vl0EHwR3vNcB32VWLhezY-VSRetPP7GtCU5CIAd_pKm6isw1gSbc-CTeGrel3eq-hyYW1dJbzCB5S3lat4NlLaCT8tGNEF4Wyq-E7AkKuU4gyiFgB1Y2uOxUOtrmHo6DlI4crajlM-ZzgNicCiM-7xG2_8kEdaFEMUCz7uYanyiDGNkdgJK-GbbHOzFw0dTMEIr1ew7IYUcpRMcZ1NnJoH4JDLoUQ8EbtZR8T6gzE_mXdtCh-RgSf4-MNwnt5WBLrzdLbOTpv2tWK2pKXD5yBPbiKxSNEp__Bn_rmsMmGrtaT0SHRYRLX24tldTIX5YVQVwSTkSA9sfXQ3CPxcvI_8j-lwYSJrDKCpzyP1GltqN1WDwzc3MO_EgdI8uECouiOkY6n8-KACE9U3cHH6fP-t7BqkiuWk1xnC707hfZcxkVc23cg76_F6Lw3ZSBSrDY1s7EuhhzhKk=w699-h646-no

Thanks again,
 
Kevin B2 said:
I cannot show the detail due to proprietary reasons but essentially this is what I am describing, a rock dropped into the center of a stainless steel channel, spinning at 5000 RPM;
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9-tYG8bqb8-6z8x6HuCUJBWsmZSGc5vHMBU-mH63KaIWY-6hQFXO-KylOch9CpssdgouIfY60JPtx7JOvGXP4sGKmyUYgohlFAhbg1XVF0bPblQkTkHi7Lg6vl0EHwR3vNcB32VWLhezY-VSRetPP7GtCU5CIAd_pKm6isw1gSbc-CTeGrel3eq-hyYW1dJbzCB5S3lat4NlLaCT8tGNEF4Wyq-E7AkKuU4gyiFgB1Y2uOxUOtrmHo6DlI4crajlM-ZzgNicCiM-7xG2_8kEdaFEMUCz7uYanyiDGNkdgJK-GbbHOzFw0dTMEIr1ew7IYUcpRMcZ1NnJoH4JDLoUQ8EbtZR8T6gzE_mXdtCh-RgSf4-MNwnt5WBLrzdLbOTpv2tWK2pKXD5yBPbiKxSNEp__Bn_rmsMmGrtaT0SHRYRLX24tldTIX5YVQVwSTkSA9sfXQ3CPxcvI_8j-lwYSJrDKCpzyP1GltqN1WDwzc3MO_EgdI8uECouiOkY6n8-KACE9U3cHH6fP-t7BqkiuWk1xnC707hfZcxkVc23cg76_F6Lw3ZSBSrDY1s7EuhhzhKk=w699-h646-no

Thanks again,

The final tangential speed is the speed of the channel ends. The final radial speed will depend on friction in the channel, but ignoring that, you would just integrate the centrifugal acceleration in the rotating frame.
 
A.T. said:
The final tangential speed is the speed of the channel ends. The final radial speed will depend on friction in the channel, but ignoring that, you would just integrate the centrifugal acceleration in the rotating frame.
Ignoring friction, there is an interesting fixed relation between the two speed components.
 
Thank you for your insight.
 
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