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Name: PJ Copse
Class: Mets 2. A1
Date: 31/09/10
Aim
Objective
To determine the moment of inertia of a rigid body (in this case an
engine con rod) by the trifilar method.
Theory
Total Moment of Inertia of a stack up of rigid bodies is equal to the
sum of the constituent bodies provided centers of mass lie along
moment axis. SHM
Moment of inertia: I is the measure of an objects ability to resist
angular momentum. Units kg.m2
Radius of Gyration: k is the measure of the distribution of mass in the
system. Units m
I = mk2
K=Td4π g/l
R1=7.5 N
R2=2.5 N
L= 216mm
W= 1.022kg
Procedure:
1. Measure lengths of wires, calculate the average.
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2. Displace circular disc by small angle (≤ 10 ). Measure time for
oscillations on 4 seperate occasions. Calculate average period.
3. Calulate k and I for discand compare with theoretical
4. Locate and visibly mark the centre of mass of conrod as per
M2.4.
5. Place centre of mass conrod over centre of mass of disc.
6. Repeat step 2.
7. Calculate k and I for total mass.
Discussion
The equipment was laid out in the lab and firstly we got all our
measurements of the trifilar length, diameter of the disc, time taken
for one oscillation and the centre of gravity of the conrod was found.
Then all results were filled into the formulas and calculated. It is
possible that some measurements were mis read or not calculated
properly due to equipment.Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant throughout the experiment.
The results showed that by comparing each test, errors made during the experiment can be analyzed
and
support the discussion effectively.
Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant throughout the experiment.
The results showed that by comparing each test, errors made during the experiment can be analyzed
and
support the discussion effectively.
Graph:
The graph below displays the comparison between the Theoretical and Measured Periodic times. Graph 1
show the trend observed when the values for the trials were plotted against time. The graph shows a
linear relationship and the gradient of the slope is positive which shows that this is a positive slope. The
experimental time was calculated using the trifilar suspension and the 3 set of weights by rotating the
circular platform while the experimental time was calculated using the theory of moment of inertia and
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
Conclusion
The moment of inertia of rigid bodies is calculated using the triflar
suspension arrangement.
The experimental periodic time is measured and compared with the
calculated theoretical time. The
periodic rotation will be calculated using the calculated mass moment
of inertia and the derived equations
for the theoretical time period.
Summary
The objectives were carried out and we found the moments of inertia
for the conrod and for the disc. It must be noted that in calculating the
results for the centre of gravity we occurred some stiction in the
springs when using the spring balances so this could alter the results
for the values of L1 and L2.
The results show that there are errors in the second set of results
where there is a drop in one of the results.
Also when measuring with the strings we took the average length for
the top of the trifilar to the disc. These averages could have been
slightly out in measurement of the actual length.
Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the
rotational analogue of mass for linear motion. It appears in the
relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment
of inertia must be specified with respect to a chosen axis of
rotation.
The Parallel axis theorem was used to calculate the moment of
inertia of the rigid bodies used during the
experiment.
In the experiment the Periodic Time and ratio of
m
I
are discussed and compared by the graph and
tabulated results in the previous sections.
As for the measured and theoretical periodic time, both quantities
are also proportional to each other
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant
Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant throughout the experiment.
The results showed that by comparing each test, errors made during the experiment can be analyzed
and
support the discussion effectively.
Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant throughout the experiment.
The results showed that by comparing each test, errors made during the experiment can be analyzed
and
support the discussion effectively.
Discussion
Moment of inertia is the name given to rotational inertia, the rotational analogue of mass for linear
motion. It appears in the relationships for the dynamics of rotational motion. The moment of inertia must
The slopes was plotted and compared and it was almost constant throughout the experiment.
The results showed that by comparing each test, errors made during the experiment can be analyzed
and
support the discussion effectively.