How Do You Convert RPM to Radians Per Second for a Flywheel?

[suspenc3]

Hi,

A flywheel with a diameter of 1.2 m is rotating at an angular speed of 200 revs/min

What is the angular speed of the flywheel in radians per second?

Would I just do this?

200 revs/min = 3.33 revs/sec

3.33 revs/sec = 6.66(pi)rads - - - answer?

 

[Fermat]

Yes, that's right.

 

[suspenc3]

ok..and is angular speed measure in revs/sec or rad/sec

Also..another part asks

What constant angular acceleration (in rev/min^2) will increase the wheels angular speed to 100 rev/min in 60 seconds?

I used:

\alpha = \frac{\Delta \omega}{ \Delta t}

1000 revs/min = [2000(pi)revs/min - 400(pi)revs/min] / 1(minute)

\alpha = 1600 \frac{revs}{min^2}

 

[suspenc3]

and it also asks how many rotations did this take could I just assume since its a constant acceleration that i took 1600 revs?

 

[Fermat]

Angular speed is usually given in rads/sec, but, depending upon the application, it can also be measured in rpm or cps, for example.

alpha = 1600 revs/min² is correct.
But you have changed the initial angular velocity from 200 rev/min to 2000 rev/min.
Is this a typo, or a different situation with a different speed.

To find the number of rotations. You are being asked to find the (angular) distance travelled.
Do you remember this,

v² - u² = 2as ??

What do you think is its equivalent in circular motion ?

Use that.

 

[suspenc3]

its suppose to be increased to 1000 rpm

isnt it \omega_f - \omega_i

 

[suspenc3]

What do the variables stand for...i.e - u, a, s, v?

 

[Fermat]

u = initial (linear) speed
v = final (linear) speed
a = (linear) acceleration
s = (linear) distance travelled

Can you now transpose that (linear) eqn into its circular/rotational equivalent ?

 

[suspenc3]

so:

\frac{ \Delta \omega}{2 \alpha} = d

 

[Fermat]

Almost there, but not quite :(

\mbox{linear: } v^2 - u^2 = 2as
\mbox{circular: } \omega _f^2 - \omega _i^2 = 2\alpha\theta

\omega _f^2 is the final angular velocity
\omega _i^2 is the initial angular velocity
\alpha is the angular acceleration
\theta is the rotational displacement

 

[suspenc3]

Ok so (2000^2 - 400^2)/2(1600) = \theta

= 1200

circumferance of wheel = 2(pi)r = 3.77m

1200m/3.77m = 318revs?

 

[Fermat]

You are working in revs/min and revs/min² for velocity and acceleration so your displacement (theta) will be in revs.

i.e. theta = 1200 revs (rotations)