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Rotational Inertia Energy 1151
Rotational Inertia Energy 1151
Rotational Inertia Energy 1151
&
Kinetic Energy
Linear & Angular
Linear Angular
Displacement x
Velocity v
Acceleration a
Inertia m I
KE mv
2
I
2
N2 F = ma
= I
Momentum P = mv
L = I
Rolling Motion
If a round object rolls without slipping, there is a fixed relationship
between the translational and rotational speeds:
Rolling Motion
We may also consider rolling motion to be a combination of pure rotational and
pure translational motion:
Rolling Motion
We may also consider rolling motion at any given instant to be a pure rotation
at rate e about the point of contact of the rolling object.
A Rolling Tire
A car with tires of radius 32 cm drives on a
highway at a speed of 55 mph.
(a) What is the angular speed e of the tires?
(b) What is the linear speed v
top
of the top to the
tires?
(55 mph)(0.447 m/s/mph)
77 rad/s
(0.320 m)
v
r
e = = =
2 110 mph
top
v v = =
(77 rad/s) / (2 rad/rev) 12.25 rev/s t =
Rotational Kinetic Energy
Consider a mass M on the end of a
string being spun around in a circle with
radius r and angular frequency e
Mass has speed v = e r
Mass has kinetic energy
K
= M v
2
K = M e
2
r
2
Rotational Kinetic Energy is energy due
to circular motion of object.
M
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Rotational Inertia I
Tells how much work is required to get
object spinning. Just like mass tells you
how much work is required to get
object moving.
K
tran
= m v
2
Linear Motion
K
rot
= I e
2
Rotational Motion
I = E m
i
r
i
2
(units kg m
2
)
Note! Rotational Inertia (or Moment of
Inertia) depends on what you are
spinning about (basically the r
i
in the
equation).
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Inertia Rods
Two batons have equal mass and
length.
Which will be easier to spin?
A) Mass on ends
B) Same
C) Mass in center
I = E m r
2
Further mass is from axis of rotation,
greater moment of inertia (harder to spin)
A Dumbbell
Use the definition of moment
of inertia to calculate that of a
dumbbell-shaped object with
two point masses m separated
by a distance of 2r and rotating
about a perpendicular axis through
their center of symmetry.
2 2 2 2
1 1 2 2
2
i i
I mr mr m r mr = = + =