FLYWHEELS 517

An anchor connection with wedge-shaped cotters, as in Fig. 26-8,

eliminates the troubles encountered with shrink fits, especially if the flywheel
must be taken off eventually.
While the relative strengths of a rim joint and the solid rim depend on the
exact proportions used, average values confirmed by tests are given in Table
26-2.5
The force F which acts upon a rim connection is

F= 2sA (26-25)
where s is the stress due to the centrifugal force, determined by equation
3-5, and A is the cross-sectional area of the solid rim.

Fig. 26-8. Anchor with cotters for a

split-flywheel rim.

Large flywheels and those having high peripheral speeds

Welded wheels.
are fabricated by welding. The hub is made of a steel forging; the rim is
obtained by bending a rectangular bar with a suitable cross section into a
ring and welding the ends together; and the arms are built up along the
lines of Figs. 30-14 and 30-15.

TABLE 26-2
Relative Strengths of Flywheel Rims

Type of Construction Relative Strength

Solid rims 1 .00
Flanged joint, bolted, rim parted between arms 0.25
Flanged joint, bolted, rim parted on an arm 0.50
Shrink-link joint (Fig. 26-5) 0.60
Anchor joints (Figs. 26-6 and 26-8) 0.70
Haight joint (Fig. 26-7) 1 .00

* C. H. Benjamin, "The Bursting of Small Cast-iron Flywheels," Transactions of The

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 20 (1899), p. 209, and Vol. 23 (1902), p. 168.