moment of inertia
GATE Mechanical Engineering · Theory of Machines - Gyroscopic Couple · 1998-2026
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All concepts →The rotor of an aeroplane engine has a mass moment of inertia 1.0 kg m². The engine rotates at a speed of 500 RPM in the clockwise direction if viewed from the front of the aeropla...
A 5 kg mass is suspended at the free end of an overhanging massless beam, having a pin support and a roller support, as shown in the figure below. Young's modulus of the material o...
The change in kinetic energy ΔE of an engine is 300 J, and minimum and maximum shaft speeds are ω_min = 220 rad/s and ω_max = 280 rad/s, respectively. Assume that the torque-time f...
The change in kinetic energy $\Delta E$ of an engine is $300$ J, and minimum and maximum shaft speeds are $\omega_{min} = 220$ rad/s and $\omega_{max} = 280$ rad/s, respectively. A...
The area moment of inertia about the y-axis of a linearly tapered section shown in the figure is ________ m^4. (Answer in integer)
The figure shows an arrangement of a heavy propeller shaft in a ship. The combined polar mass moment of inertia of the propeller and the shaft is 100 kg.m². The propeller rotates a...
Consider the system shown in the figure. A rope goes over a pulley. A mass, m, is hanging from the rope. A spring of stiffness, k, is attached at one end of the rope. Assume rope i...
The wheels and axle system lying on a rough surface is shown in the figure. Each wheel has diameter 0.8 m and mass 1 kg. Assume that the mass of the wheel is concentrated at rim an...
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A prismatic, straight, elastic, cantilever beam is subjected to a linearly distributed transverse load as shown below. If the beam length is L, Young's modulus E, and area moment o...
The rod PQ of length L = √2 m. and uniformly distributed mass of M = 10 kg, is released from rest at the position shown in the figure. The ends slide along the frictionless faces O...
Two disks A and B with identical mass (m) and radius (R) are initially at rest. They roll down from the top of identical inclined planes without slipping. Disk A has all of its mas...
Two disks A and B with identical mass (m) and radius (R) are initially at rest. They roll down from the top of identical inclined planes without slipping. Disk A has all of its mas...
Maximum fluctuation of kinetic energy in an engine has been calculated to be $$2600$$ J. Assuming that the engine runs at an average speed of $$200$$ rpm, the polar mass moment of...
An annular disc has a mass m, inner radius R and outer radius $$2R$$. The disc rolls on a flat surface without slipping. If the velocity of the center of mass is $$v,$$ the kinetic...
Consider a flywheel whose mass $$M$$ is distributed almost equally between a heavy, ring-like rim of radius $$R$$ and a concentric disk-like feature of radius $$R/2$$. Other parts...
A circular solid disc of uniform thickness $$20mm,$$ radius $$200mm$$ and $$mass$$ $$20kg,$$ is used as a fly wheel. If it rotates at $$600$$ $$rpm,$$ the kinetic energy of the fly...
The speed of an engine varies from $$210$$ rad/s to $$190$$ rad/s. During cycle the change in kinetic energy is found to be $$400$$ Nm. The inertia of the flywheel in kgm 2 is
The second moment of a circular area about the diameter is given by (D is the diameter)
For a certain engine having an average speed of $$1200$$ rpm, a flywheel approximated as a solid disc, is required for keeping the fluctuation of speed within $$2$$% about the aver...
A flywheel of moment of inertia $$9.8$$ kg m 2 fluctuates by $$30$$ rpm for a fluctuation in energy of $$1936$$ Jouls. The mean speed of the flywheel is (in rpm)