In a car engine there is a flywheel and a clutch plate which are used to engage the various gears, when a car idles the flywheel rotates freely at 800 rpm. To engage the various gears, the flywheel is pressed together with the clutchplate until both turn at the same velocity, if this falls below 500 rpm the car will stall, the flywheel has a mass of 3.5 kg and a diameter of 0.22 m, the clutchplate is made of the same material as the flywheel, .
I am required to determine the mass and radius of the clutchplate and to determine the energy loss when the flywwheel and clutchplate are engaged. Do these results make physical sense, and why?
Make an assumption of what material the flywheel and clutchplate are made of, (they are both made of the same material).
to summarise the flywheel rotates at a velocity of 44/15 ms when idling and has a mass of 3.5 kg.
thanks for all your help folks, and GOD bless.
I am required to determine the mass and radius of the clutchplate and to determine the energy loss when the flywwheel and clutchplate are engaged. Do these results make physical sense, and why?
Make an assumption of what material the flywheel and clutchplate are made of, (they are both made of the same material).
to summarise the flywheel rotates at a velocity of 44/15 ms when idling and has a mass of 3.5 kg.
thanks for all your help folks, and GOD bless.