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Example: Equa ons of Mo on for a Rota ng System

In the system shown one flywheel (J1) is a ached by a flexible sha (Kr) to ground (the unmoving wall) and has an
applied torque, τa. A second flywheel (J2) is driven by fric on between the two flywheels (Br1). The second flywheel
also has fric on to the ground (Br2). Derive equa ons of mo on for the system shown

Solu on: First we must define our variables of mo on. In this case there are two - the angles of the flywheel. It is
generally a good idea to define the variables in the same direc on, so we arbitrarily define them as posi ve in the
counterclockwise direc on

We now create our free body diagrams

Free body diagram at θ1 Free body diagram at θ2


There are 3 torques acting:
There are 4 torques acting:

1. The torque due to Br2.


1. The external torque, τa, clockwise.
o If θ2 increases
2. The torque due to Kr.
(counterclockwise), the
o If θ1 increases
resulting torque is Br2·ω2,
(counterclockwise), Kr causes a
clockwise.
clockwise torque on J1.
2. The torque due to Br1.
o The resulting torque is Kr·θ1,
o If θ1 increases, the resulting
clockwise.
torque on J2 is Br1·ω1 in the
3. The torque due to Br1.
counterclockwise direction.
o If θ1 increases, the resulting
o If θ2 increases, the resulting
torque on J1 is Br1·ω1 in the
torque on J2 is Br1·ω2 in the
clockwise direction.
clockwise direction.
o If θ2 increases, the resulting
o The torque due to Br1 is thus
torque on J1 is Br1·ω2 in the
Br1·(ω2-ω1), clockwise
counterclockwise direction.
(or Br1·(ω1-ω2)
counterclockwise). o The torque due to Br1 is thus
(Note: this result is trivial because the torque Br1·(ω1-ω2), clockwise.
on one end of Br1 must be equal and opposite 4. The torque due to J1 (don't forget this -
to the torque on the other end (calculated for the inertial torque!).
the free body diagram for θ1).)
The resulting torque is J1·α1 clockwise (the inertial
3. The torque due to J2 (the inertial torque is always in the opposite direction from the
torque). define positive direction).

The resulting torque is J2·α2 clockwise.

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