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The document outlines a lab assignment aimed at determining the moment of inertia of a flywheel, detailing the objective, apparatus, working principle, and procedure for the experiment. It includes observations, calculations, and applications of flywheels in automotive engines, emphasizing their role in energy storage and torque regulation. The results show a mean theoretical value of 3.98 lbs. sq meter and a mean experimental value of 3.65 lbs. sq meter with a percentage error of 8.3%.

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2020 Me 154

The document outlines a lab assignment aimed at determining the moment of inertia of a flywheel, detailing the objective, apparatus, working principle, and procedure for the experiment. It includes observations, calculations, and applications of flywheels in automotive engines, emphasizing their role in energy storage and torque regulation. The results show a mean theoretical value of 3.98 lbs. sq meter and a mean experimental value of 3.65 lbs. sq meter with a percentage error of 8.3%.

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Engineering Dynamics Lab Assignment (3)

“To determine moment of inertia of flying


wheel”

Name: Usama Arif


Roll No: 2020-ME-154
Submitted to: Dr. Umair Ashraf Khokar
Title:
To Determine the Moment of Inertia of a Fly Wheel

Objective:
 Determine the moment of inertia of flywheel.
 To Study the working and applications of flywheel.

Apparatus:
 Flywheel apparatus
 Load and Weight
 Meter rod
 Stop Watch
 String
Working Principle:
It works on the principle of moment of inertia in which when load is
applied on it so the wheel rotates because of the weight but the inertia of
wheel resist the change in motion and tends to become in previous state.

Procedure:
 The length of the cord is carefully adjusted, so that when the weight-
hanger just touches the ground, the loop slips off the peg.
 A suitable weight is placed in the weight hanger
 A chalk mark is made on the rim so that it is against the pointer when
the weight hanger just touches the ground.
 The other end of the cord is loosely looped around the peg keeping
the weight hanger just touching the ground.
 The flywheel is given a suitable number (n) of rotation so that the
cord is wound round the axle without overlapping.
 The height (h) of the weight hanger from the ground is measured.
 The flywheel is released.
 The weight hanger descends and the flywheel rotates.
 The cord slips off from the peg when the weight hanger just touches
the ground. By this time the flywheel would have made n rotations.
 A stop clock is started just when the weight hanger touches the
ground.
 The time taken by the flywheel to come to a stop is determined as t
seconds.
 The number of rotations (N) made by the flywheel during this interval
is counted.
 The experiment is repeated by changing the value of n and m.
 From these values the moment of inertia of the flywheel is calculated
using equations:
 For which we first calculate the angular velocity of the flywheel by
using equation:
2 πh
ω=
t

 For the experimental value we use the equation:


2P
I= 2
ω

 For the theoretical value of the moment of inertia we use the


equation:
2
WR
I th¿ g

 Then the error between the experimental and theoretical calculated


value can be measured be using this equation:

(Theoratical−Experimental)
% error= × 100
Theoratical

Observation And Calculations:


Wheel weight = W = 68.5lb = 31.1kg
Wheel radius = R = 6.7in = 0.17m
Spindle radius = r = 0.5in = 0.0127m
g = 32.2in/s2 = 9.8m/s2
Load Time for fall (s) Time for 10 revolutions
Height (h)
No of Obs. (P)
inches
pounds
T1 T2 T3 Tavg t1 t2 t3 tavg

1. 17.2 10 22.4 22.7 22.5 22.5 36.1 35.5. 35.8 35.8

2. 23.8 10 16.1 16.6 16.3 16.3 25.4 25.2 25.3 25.3

3. 21.6 10 17.7 18 17.9 17.9 22.9 22.9 23 22.9

4. 19.6 10 19.9 19.9 20 19.9 21.9 21.8 21.8 21.8

Mean Theoretical Value = 3.98 lbs. sq meter


Mean Experimental Value = 3.65 lbs. sq meter
Percentage Error = 8.3%

Precaution:
 Take the measurement of time accurately.
 The height of hanger from ground must be measured with high
attention.
 No negligence in counting the number of turns of flywheel.
 Lubricate the apparatus in order to reduce error due to friction.

Application of Beam:
 A typical automotive engine will have four strokes, only one of which
generates power. All the other three strokes take power away from the
crankshaft. So, while in theory, the engine will run because of
compression and de-compression, the energy to keep it going is
generated only during one cycle, that's the power stroke. What a
flywheel does is, it stores this energy, and keeps the engine going
through the other strokes by providing the energy back.

 Diesel engines require more energy through the other strokes owing
to higher compression ratios. That's why they have larger flywheels.
And hence, diesel engines typically have greater amount of torque as
compared to similar sized petrol engines.
 Stores the significant amount of energy and release it when required.
 Flywheel sometimes used to supply intermittent pulses of energy.
Delivering the energy beyond the capability of machine by acquiring
energy to a flywheel over time, then release it quickly
e.g.: Riveting machines
 Reduce the fluctuation of torque, make crankshaft rotation uniform.
 Flywheel enables to continue the mechanism through the dead center.
 It provides a balance for the crankshaft of the engine.
 Flywheels facilitate overcoming the short time overload, for example,
the starting of an engine from the rest.

References:

 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/simply-supported-
beam#:~:text=A%20simply%20supported%20beam%20is%20one
%20that%20rests%20on%20two,and%20beds%20of%20machine
%20tools.
 https://eligoprojects.com/what-is-beam-what-are-main-types-of-
beams/

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