A cable drum on a mine hoist is 4ft in diameter. As the bucket lower down the shaft.

Its velocity
ft rad
increases uniformly from 5 to 15 in 20 sec. What was the angular acceleration of the drum in ,
sec sec
total number of turns made by the drum in 20 second period.

ft rad rad
Vf= 15 V=πD N
sec rev rev
ft V ft rev
Vo= 5 N= No = 5 =0.397
sec πP sec sec
π
(4)ft
rev
ft rev
Nf= 15 = 1.19
sec sec
π
Vo (4)ft
rev
20 sec
Vf

rad rev rad

Wf²= Wo²+2 αѲ
Wf ²−Wo ²
Ѳ=
2α
Ѳ= 7.47²-2.49² =99.6 rad
2( 0.249)
1
Ѳ= 99.6 rad x rad =15.86 rev
2π
rev

m
A rim of a 1.27 m diameter wheel on a brake shoe setting machine has a speed of 1600 when the
min
brake is applied. It comes to rest after the rim has travelled a linear distance of 183 meters. What is the
constant angular deceleration and the number of revolution the wheel makes in coming to rest.
 m min m
D=1.27 V= 1600 x =26.6
min 60 sec sec
V= rw
Vo m 1 rad
W= =26.6 x = 42
r sec 1.27/2 sec

S= r Ѳ r=1.27m/2 =0.635m
S 183 m rev −(42) ² rad
Ѳ= = =288rad Ѳ=288 rad x =45.8 rev α= =-3
V 0.635 m 2 πrad 2(288) s²
rev
An electric motor reaches a speed of 2400 From rest in 10 sec.
min
rev
a) Compute the average acceleration α in
sec ²
rad
b) Compute the average acceleration α in
sec ²
c) How many revolutions are turned in first 5 sec

a) Wf=Wo+ αt
Wf rev min 1 rev
α= = 24000 x x =4
t min 60 sec 10 sec sec ²
rad rev
2π x 2400
Wf rev min rad
b) α= = min x =2.51
t 60 sec sec ²
10 sec

c) Wf²= Wo² +2 α Ѳ
rad rev
2π x 2400
rev min
Wf ² min x
Ѳ= = 60 sec =1258 rad
t
rad
2(25.1 )
sec ²

An angular speed of the flywheel of a steam engine reduces uniformly from 900 to 300 rev/min in 20
sec.
a) Compute the angular deceleration in α rev/sec²
b) Compute the number of turns by the flywheel during this time
a) Wf=Wo+ αt
min
Wf −Wo 300−900 rev /min x
α= = 60 sec =-0.5 rev/sec ²
t
20 sec
b) Wf² = Wo² + 2 αѲ
Ѳ= 300² - 900² rev²/min² x min²/3600sec² =-200 rev
2(0.5) rev/ sec²