To estimate the required torque

In summary, the torque required to rotate a pulley with a radius of 26mm and a mass of 100N attached to it via a string is T = f * r (N-m). The equation T = I * alpha comes into play when the pulley has non-negligible mass and you want to find its angular acceleration. Increasing the width of the pulley does not have a direct effect on the equation, but it will increase the value of moment of inertia (I) due to the added material.
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ravipatil666
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a mass of 100N has to be lifted up via string attached to pulley.
What is the torque required to rotate that pulley
 
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Welcome to PF!

ravipatil666 said:
a mass of 100N has to be lifted up via string attached to pulley.
What is the torque required to rotate that pulley

Hi ravipatil666! Welcome to PF! :smile:

Torque = distance "cross" force …

so what is the radius of the pulley? :wink:
 
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the pulley has 26mm radius..
f=m*g
r=.026
and T=f*r (N-m)
thats it?
 
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and thanks 4 my post tiny-tim
 
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ravipatil666 said:
the pulley has 26mm radius..
f=m*g
r=.026
and T=f*r (N-m)
thats it?

Yup! It's as easy as that! :biggrin:

(except that you don't need the "g", since the mass is given to you in Newtons, not kg, anyway :wink: )
 
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oh you my mistake...
 
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and i want to know when does the eq T=I*alpha
comes into picture?
 
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and also 1 more question
wht happens if the width of the pulley s increased?
bcoz width has nothing to do in the eq only radius s considered.
 
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ravipatil666 said:
and i want to know when does the eq T=I*alpha
comes into picture?

(have an alpha: α :wink:)

ah, that's only if the pulley has non-negligible mass, and you want to find how fast it's rotating …

I is the moment of inertia of the pulley, and α is the angular acceleration. :wink:
ravipatil666 said:
wht happens if the width of the pulley s increased?

nothing … only the radius matters. :smile:
 
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Increasing the width of the pulley will require more material which will increase the value of I, so the change will show up there, even though the width does not appear directly in any of the equations you have written.
 
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thanks(dhanyawaad)...
 

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What is torque and why is it important?

Torque is a measure of the turning force applied to an object. It is important in many scientific fields, including engineering and physics, as it helps us understand how forces act on objects and how they can cause rotational motion.

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