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Flywheels.
Flywheels.
Flywheels.
Flywheels
6.1 Introduction
• A flywheel is an inertial
energy-storage device.
• It smoothens out variations in
the speed of a shaft caused by
torque fluctuations.
• It is commonly used in
– IC Engines
– Piston compressors
– Punch presses
– Rock crashers
6.2 Design of Flywheel
• Design Approach
• Speed fluctuation
• Average Speed