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GingerBread27
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The flywheel of a steam engine runs with a constant angular speed of 425 rev/min. When steam is shut off, the friction of the bearings stops the wheel in 1.7 h.
At the instant the flywheel is turning at 75 rev/min, what is the tangential component of the linear acceleration of a flywheel particle that is 50 cm from the axis of rotation?
I know the equation to use is At=(alpha)r, where alpha is dw/dt. In this case I'm not sure how to compute the alpha and I'm sure it's just a simple point that I am missing.
At the instant the flywheel is turning at 75 rev/min, what is the tangential component of the linear acceleration of a flywheel particle that is 50 cm from the axis of rotation?
I know the equation to use is At=(alpha)r, where alpha is dw/dt. In this case I'm not sure how to compute the alpha and I'm sure it's just a simple point that I am missing.