The centrifuge at NASA Ames Research Center has a radius of 8.8 m and is capable of producing accelerations on its payload of up to 20g's, such that the payload would feel forces of up to 20 times the force of gravity on Earth. Suppose that the payload has a mass of 26 kg and the centrifuge is operating such that the payload feels a force of 17 times the force of gravity on Earth. a. what is the tangential speed of the payload in meters per second? b. what is the spin rate of the payload in radians per second? c. what is the moment of inertia of the payload in kilogram meters squared? d. what is the angular momentum of the payload in kilogram meters squared per second? e. If the driver motor was turned off, and a 10 kg piece of the payload slid to the axis of the centrifuge, what would be its new spin rate in radians per second, taking into account there are no frictional forces present?
The centrifuge at NASA Ames Research Center has a radius of 8.8 m and is capable of producing accelerations on its payload of up to 20g's, such that the payload would feel forces of up to 20 times the force of gravity on Earth. Suppose that the payload has a mass of 26 kg and the centrifuge is operating such that the payload feels a force of 17 times the force of gravity on Earth.
a. what is the tangential speed of the payload in meters per second?
b. what is the spin rate of the payload in radians per second?
c. what is the moment of inertia of the payload in kilogram meters squared?
d. what is the
e. If the driver motor was turned off, and a 10 kg piece of the payload slid to the axis of the centrifuge, what would be its new spin rate in radians per second, taking into account there are no frictional forces present?
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