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Homework Statement
A drum of mass [tex]M_a[/tex] and radius a rotates freely with initial angular velocity [tex]\omega_a(0)[/tex]. A second drum with mass [tex]M_b[/tex] and radius b >a is mounted on the same axis and is at rest, although it is free to rotate.
A thin layer of sand with mass [tex]M_s[/tex] is distributed on the inner surface of the smaller drum. At t=0, small perforations in the inner drum are opened. The sand starts to fly out at a constante rate [tex]\lambda[/tex] and sticks to the outer drum. Find the subsequent angular velocities of the two drums [tex]\omega_a[/tex] and [tex]\omega_b[/tex]. Ignore the transit time of the sand
The Attempt at a Solution
I first tried to use conservation of angular momentum for the whole system but that got me nowhere because I need a second equation to solve for the angular velocities. I'm not sure you can use conservation of energy in this case, so I'm stuck.