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Basically, for a standard flywheel (heavy Metal disc), Is its moment of inertia a fixed internal quantity for that flywheel which doesn't change dependent on angular velocity etc?
Flywheel Inertia: Fixed Internal Quantity?
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Correct, it is a function of mass and geometry.
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