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Answer: 71.7 KJ
Explanation:
The rotational kinetic energy of a rotating body can be written as follows:
Krot = ½ I ω2
Now, any point on the rim of the flywheel, is acted by a centripetal force, according to Newton’s 2nd Law, as follows:
Fc = m. ac
It can be showed that the centripetal acceleration, is related with the angular velocity and the radius, as follows:
ac = ω2 r
We know that this acceleration has a limit value, so , we can take this limit to obtain a maximum value for the angular velocity also.
As the flywheel is a solid disk, the rotational inertia I is just ½ m r2.
Replacing in the expression for the Krot, we have:
Krot= ½ (1/2 mr2.ac/r) = ¼ mr ac = ¼ 67.0 Kg. 1.22 m . 3,510 m/s2 = 71. 7 KJ
