A flywheel is a solid disk that rotates about an axis that is perpendicular to the disk at its center. Rotating flywheels provide a means for storing energy in the form of rotational kinetic energy and are being considered as a possible alternative to batteries in electric cars. The gasoline burned in a 310-mile trip in a typical midsize car produces about 1.10 109 J of energy. How fast would a 12-kg flywheel with a radius of 0.32 m have to rotate to store this much energy? Give your answer in rev/min.

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Answer:

[tex]N=285711.106\,rpm[/tex]

Explanation:

Given:

energy to be stored in a flywheel, [tex]E=1.1\times 10^9\,J[/tex]

mass of the flywheel, [tex]m=12\,kg[/tex]

radius of the flywheel, [tex]r=0.32\,m[/tex]

To find:

rotational speed, N=?

We know that kinetic energy of a flywheel can be given by:

[tex]KE=\frac{1}{2} I.\omega^2[/tex].................................(1)

&

[tex]I=m.r^2[/tex]......................................(2)

where:

I=moment of inertia

[tex]\omega [/tex]= angular velocity in radian per second

putting respective values in eq. (2)

[tex]I=12\times 0.32^2[/tex]

[tex]I=1.2288 \,kg.m^2[/tex]

Now, from eq. (1)

[tex]E=\frac{1}{2} \times I.\omega^2[/tex]

[tex]1.1\times 10^9=1.2288\times \omega^2[/tex]

[tex]\omega=29919.5971 \,rad.s^{-1}[/tex]

∵    [tex]\omega=\frac{ 2\pi.N}{60}[/tex]

[tex]N=\frac{29919.5971\times 60}{2\pi}[/tex]

[tex]N=285711.106\,rpm[/tex]