A pulley whose mass is 45kg and which has a radius of gyration of 0.5m, has the following masses attached to it , 4.5 kg at 650mm radius, 7kg at 600 mm radius, 9kg at 250mm radius and 11kg at 750mm radius. Determine the radius of gyration of the complete system?
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Mar 15
To determine the radius of gyration of the complete system, we can use the formula for the radius of gyration of a system of particles:
k^2 = (Σmi * ri^2) / Σmi
Where: k = radius of gyration of the complete system mi = mass of each particle ri = radius of each particle
First, we need to calculate the moment of inertia of each particle about the center of the pulley:
For the 4.5kg mass at 650mm radius: I1 = m1 * r1^2 I1 = 4.5 * (0.65)^2 I1 = 1.8225 kgm^2
For the 7kg mass at 600mm radius: I2 = m2 * r2^2 I2 = 7 * (0.6)^2 I2 = 2.52 kgm^2
For the 9kg mass at 250mm radius: I3 = m3 * r3^2 I3 = 9 * (0.25)^2 I3 = 0.5625 kgm^2
For the 11kg mass at 750mm radius: I4 = m4 * r4^2 I4 = 11 * (0.75)^2 I4 = 6.1875 kgm^2
Now, we can calculate the total moment of inertia of the system: