Dynamics 2e 1825
Problem 8.100
The uniform disk
A
, of mass
mAD1:2 kg
and radius
rAD0:25
m, is
mounted on a vertical shaft that can translate along the horizontal arm
E
.
The uniform disk
B
, of mass
mBD0:85 kg
and radius
rBD0:18
m, is
mounted on a vertical shaft that is rigidly attached to arm
E
. Disk
A
can
rotate about axis
`A
, disk
B
can rotate about axis
`B
, and the arm
E
, along
with disk
C
, can rotate about the fixed axis
`C
. Disk
C
has negligible mass
and is rigidly attached to
E
so that they rotate together. While keeping
both
B
and
C
stationary, disk
A
is spun to
!AD1200 rpm
. Disk
A
is
then brought in contact with disk
C
(contact is maintained by a spring),
and
B
and
C
(and the arm
E
) are then allowed to freely rotate. Due to
friction between
A
and
C
, disks
C
(and arm
E
) and
B
start spinning.
Eventually, Aand Cstop slipping relative to one another. Disk Balways
rotates without slip over
C
. Let
dD0:27
m and
wD0:95
m. If the only
elements of the system that have mass are
A
and
B
, and if all friction in the
system can be neglected except for that between
A
and
C
and between
C
and
B
, determine the angular speeds of
A
and
C
when they stop slipping
relative to one another.
Solution
We let the subscripts
1
and
2
denote the time instants at which the wheels
are first brought into contact (and the system starts spinning) and when slip
stops between the wheels, respectively. We use subscripts
1
and
2
to denote
quantities at times
t1
and
t2
, respectively. The figure at the right is a top view of