PROBLEM 18.81
The flywheel of an automobile engine, which is rigidly attached to the crankshaft, is equivalent to a 400-mm–
diameter, 15–mm–thick steel plate. Determine the magnitude of the couple exerted by the flywheel on the
horizontal crankshaft as the automobile travels around an unbanked curve of 200-m radius at a speed of
90 km/h, with the flywheel rotating at 2700 rpm. Assume the automobile to have (a) a rear–wheel drive with
the engine mounted longitudinally, (b) a front–wheel drive with the engine mounted transversely. (Density of
steel
)
SOLUTION
Let the x axis be a horizontal axis directed along the engine mounting, i.e., longitudinally for rear-wheel drive
and transversely for front–wheel drive.
Let the y axis be vertical.
Using Equation (1),
(0.29632)(282.74)(0.125) (10.47 N m)
′= = ⋅M kk