Comprehensive Flywheel Apparatus- Engineering Lab Training Systems Description and Specifications for Lab Tenders
Comprehensive Flywheel Apparatus Engineering Lab Training Systems.
Features
Low cost, effective teaching
Self-contained
Wall mounted
Demonstrates:
a) Second Law of Motion
b) Energy storage
Three year warranty
Range of Experiments
To verify the second law of motion applied to a flywheel, ie the relationship between torque and angular accerleration
To compare experimental and calculated moments of inertia of a disc
To study the energy transformations and to demonstrate that a flywheel can be used to store energy
To observe the effect of a change in moment of inertia
Description
A
steel disc 250 mm diameter and 30 mm thick is mounted on a shaft
running in needle roller bearings housed on a substantial wall bracket. A
mark on the flywheel and a pointer on the bracket enable the
revolutions to be counted and timed with the stop watch supplied. A
cord, load hanger and set of weights are provided.
The moment of
inertia can be altered by the addition of a disc and a ring of similar
masses. A vibrating arm provides an accurate means of measuring
acceleration, drawing a simple harmonic curve at a frequency of 5Hz onto
a strip of paper attached to the flywheel periphery. This is actuated
automatically as the flywheel starts to rotate.
This equipment is
part of a range designed to both demonstrate and experimentally confirm
basic engineering principles. Great care has been given to each item so
as to provide wide experimental scope without unduly complicating or
compromising the design. Each piece of apparatus is self-contained and
compact. Setting up time is minimal, and all measurements are made with
the simplest possible instrumentation, so that the student involvement
is purely with the engineering principles being taught. A complete
instruction manual is provided describing the apparatus, its
application, experimental procedure and typical test results.