Title:

To determine the moment of inertia of a flywheel.

Objective:
To study the moment inertia of a flywheel.
Apparatus and Materials:
1. Flywheel
2. Digital stop watch
3. Slotted masses with hanger
4. Meter rule
5. clamp
!. Thread
". # soft $oard to a$sor$ the impact when the slotted masses hit the ground
%. &ernier caliper
Setup:
1. The flywheel clamped to the side of the $ench.
2. 'ne end of the thread is fi(ed to the flywheel. The other end is tied to the mass
hanger.
3. The thread rolled round the a(le of the flywheel.
4. The distance $etween the $ase of the hanger and the floor is) h.
5. *hen the masses released) the masses accelerate downward) and flywheel
ha+e an angular acceleration.
Theory:
,et-
T . tension in the string
m . mass of the load
a . acceleration of the load
a . angular acceleration of the flywheel
g . gra+itational acceleration . /.%1 ms02
R . radius of the a(le
I . moment of inertia of the flywheel
h . initial distance $etween load and floor
t . time ta1en for the load to touch the floor
t . friction tor2ue on the flywheel
t
h
2
2
#cceleration of load- a . ............... 314
#ngular
R
a
acceleration of wheel- . 55555 324
For the load- mg 6 T . ma55..555.5 334
T . m3g 0 a4555...5 344
7sing e2uation 314 to find the +alue of 8a9.
7sing e2uation 324 and the calculated +alue of 8a9 to find the +alue of 8a 9.
7sing e2uation 344 and the calculated +alue of 8a9 to find the +alue of 8T9.
For the wheel- TR 0t . Ia ..55555. 354

I
T
I
R

=
raph of a
against T is
a straight
line) the
gradient is
s and s . .
I
R
Moment of inertia of the flywheel is .
s
R
I =
Procedure:
1. The initial height of the load measured. This height is fi(ed.
2. The mass was put onto the hanger.
3. The load released) and the stop0watch started simultaneously.
4. The time for the load to touch the floor noted.
5. The mass of the load) m +aried. The a$o+e steps repeated) and a total of eight 3%4
sets of +alues of m and t o$tained.
!. m) t) a) and T ta$ulated.
". # graph of against T plotted.
%. From the graph) the moment of inertia of the flywheel determined.