REPORT LAB 3:
DETERMINING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF A FLYWHEEL AND THE
FRICTION FORCE OF ROTARY BEARINGS
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I. Aims/Purposes
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II. Apparatus, Methods, and Procedure
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III. Equations
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IV. Experimental data
- Initial height h1: h1 = .............. .............. (mm); Accuracy of meter
stick:.................. (mm)
- Mass of the weight m: m = ............. ........(g); Accuracy of technical
balance:.............. (g)
- Accuracy of Venier caliper: ..................... (mm); Accuracy of
chronometer: .............. (s)
d d t t h2 h2
(mm) (mm) (sec) (sec) (mm) (mm)
1
2
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4
5
Avg.
V. Calculations
Calculating the absolute errors of the measurement:
∆𝑚 = ∆𝑚𝑠𝑦𝑠 + ∆𝑚 (10−3 𝑘𝑔)
∆𝑑 = ∆𝑑𝑠𝑦𝑠 + ∆𝑑 (10−3 𝑚)
∆𝑡 = ∆𝑡𝑠𝑦𝑠 + ∆𝑡 (10−3 𝑚)
∆ℎ1 = ∆ℎ1 𝑠𝑦𝑠 + ∆ℎ1 (10−3 𝑚)
∆ℎ2 = ∆ℎ2 𝑠𝑦𝑠 + ∆ℎ2 (10−3 𝑚)
Calculating the moment of inertia of a flywheel I, and friction force Fms of these
bearings
𝑔 = 9.81 𝑚/𝑠 2 and ∆𝑔 = 0.005 𝑚/𝑠 2
(ℎ̅1 − ℎ̅2 )
𝐹̅𝑚𝑠 = 𝑚
̅. 𝑔 (𝑁)
(ℎ̅1 + ℎ̅2 )
̅. 𝑑̅ 2
𝑚 ℎ2
𝐼̅ = (𝑔. 𝑡 2 . ) (𝑘𝑔. 𝑚2 )
4 ℎ1 . (ℎ1 + ℎ2 )
∆𝐹𝑚𝑠 ∆𝑚 ∆𝑔 1 1 −1 1
= + +| − | . ∆ℎ̅1 + | − | . ∆ℎ̅2
𝐹̅𝑚𝑠 𝑚
̅ 𝑔 ℎ̅1 − ℎ̅2 ℎ̅1 + ℎ̅2 ℎ̅1 − ℎ̅2 ℎ̅1 + ℎ̅2
∆𝐼 ∆𝑚 2∆𝑑 ∆𝑔 2∆𝑡 −1 1 1 1
= + + + +| − | . ∆ℎ̅1 + | − | . ∆ℎ̅2
𝐼̅ 𝑚
̅ 𝑑̅ 𝑔 𝑡̅ ℎ̅1 ℎ̅1 + ℎ̅2 ℎ̅2 ℎ̅1 + ℎ̅2
Conclusion:
𝑭𝒎𝒔 = (𝑭 ̅ 𝒎𝒔 ± ∆𝑭𝒎𝒔 ) (𝑵)
𝑰 = (𝑰̅ ± ∆𝑰) (𝒌𝒈. 𝒎𝟐 )
VI. Answer the questions