OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this experiment is the
determination of moment of inertia of disk and a
ring including the variables influencing it to
rotate. The capacity of a certain body to turn or
the moment of inertia of the two things combined
is done at the same time. The object is permitted
to turn in its axis with the help of loads which
serves as the strain making it turn. The Inertia of
a circle is to apply Newton's second law regarding
the change in volume. This clarifies the
dissimilarity of the volume and density of an
object can be the reason why inertia decreases or
increases.
A moment of inertia refers to the force needed to
cause a rotating object to change speeds. In
1730, moment of inertia was introduced by
Leonhard Euler, a mathematician and a physicist.
He stated For bodies with an indefinite shape
and no apparent constant, a series of
experiments can help to determine the rate.
In real life, there are manyapplications for
moment of inertia. Car manufacturers study it
carefully to determine how quickly a car will spin
out of control especially in wet and slippery road.
Divers that are concerned about the angles of
spin in water that makes to maneuver fast and
less moment. Baseball players and golfers both
work to create an effective swing or turn, to hit
the ball and make a goal. A skater who wants to
spin faster and smoother needs inertia.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The experiment is partitioned into three parts.
The first part is the setting up the apparatus. The
second part is the determination of Moment of
Inertia of Disk and Ring (rotated about the
center). The last part is the determination of
Moment of Inertia of Disk (rotated about the
diameter). The gathered data is correlated with
other experiments. The apparatus needed for
the
The
apparatus
were making sure
it
is
complete.
Smart
timer
is
connected to the
head
photogate
and a 220V outlet.
The
rod
was
attached to the
cylinder along the shaft and the other end is to
the mass hanger. The rod must be placed
tangent to the smart pulley. The disk was placed
horizontally leveled in the shaft. Other gadget
was used in order to make the disk leveled.
Determination of moment of inertia of disk and
ring:
First
and
foremost,
the
diameter of the
shaft
was
measured by a
vernier
calliper
where the rod is
attached
and
diameter of the disk and the inner and outer ring
was also measured. The mass of the ring and the
disk was already given. Double checking is
advised especially to the position or level of the
disk. The ring was placed to the disk. Friction
mass was determined by adding load into the
mass hanger. Friction mass would be constant for
all the parts of the experiment. Then, the
experiment first trial was begun. The acceleration
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Constant data:
MDISK
1415.4
grams
MRING =
1413
grams
RDISK =
11.4
cm
R1 =
5.37
cm
R2 =
6.375
cm
friction
mass:
grams
IDISK + IRING
ITOTAL =
141058.5634
radius, r =
R2
6.37
=
5
Fmass 5
:
TRIAL
1
2
3
g-cm
0.835
cm
cm
radius
0.835
c
,r=
m
acceleration, a EV of
moment
in inertia
0.2
cm/s 153706.7374
gcm
gram
s
(mass of
pan +
mass
added), m
45 gram
s
65 gram
s
85 gram
s
0.3
cm/s
0.4
cm/s
147998.7887
gcm
145137.8421
gcm
148947.7894
gcm
5.4407
gcm
avera
ge
%
Diff.
Sample Computation:
ACTUAL VALUE:
I
[(
1
1
M DISK R 2 M RING R12 R22
2
2
)(
)((
) )]
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EXPERIMENTAL VALUE:
m g a r 2
a
EXPERIMENTAL VALUE:
)(
m g a r 2
a
)(
PERCENT DIFFERENCE:
(
PERCENT DIFFERENCE:
grams
65
grams
85
grams
MRING (R1 + R)
IRING =
acceleration, a
experimental value of
moment in inertia
unit
0.3
cm/s
102460.6999
gcm
0.5
cm/s
88781.1454
gcm
0.7
cm/s
82910.5109
gcm
average
91384.1187
gcm
ACTUAL VALUE:
[(
1
M DISK R 2
2
)(
) )]
g-cm
Sample Computation:
Experimental value of moment of inertia (by
difference)
IRING =
ITOTAL(EXPTL) IDISK(EXPTL)
IRING =
57563.6707 gcm
% difference
Sample Computation:
I DISK
49169.2444
15.7298%
ACTUAL VALUE:
I RING
1
M RING R12 R22
2
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)((
[(
ACTUAL VALUE:
) ))]
I DISK
1
M RING R 2
4
[((
)(
) )]
EXPERIMENTAL VALUE:
m g a r 2
a
)(
PERCENT DIFFERENCE:
(
)
PERCENT DIFFERENCE:
1415.4
cm
RDISK =
11.4
cm
ACCEPTED VALUE
IDISK =
1
MDISKR
4
IDISK =
45986.346
g-cm
Moment of inertia of an object is a signal of the
friction
mass:
TRIAL
acceleration, a
EV
45
0.6
cm/s
51214.7
gcm
65
cm/s
44367.9
gcm
85
1.4
cm/s
41425.6
gcm
average
45669.4
gcm
0.6916
Sample Computation:
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012/10/15/moment-of-inertia/
http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php
?f=1&t=32815
http://www.wired.com/2012/08/divingand-the-moment-of-inertia/
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/mom
ent-inertia-torque-d_913.html
http://www.bsharp.org/physics/spins
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/physbio/
glossary/g17.html
http://www.quintic.com/education/Case%
20Study%2014%20%20Moment%20of%20Inertia.pdf
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