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An experimental approach to the moment of inertia
The Moment of Inertia Apparatus allows students to verify the laws of the
moment of inertia.
Discs of different masses and hollow cylinders, can be
mounted on a low friction system in order to perform qualitative and
quantitative observations. The apparatus can be used both with an electronic
timer and photogates, or with a datalogger system and a computer interface.
Order Code: 4138.50
Equipment needed
Specifications
- Disk diam. 36 cm and 20 cm
- Rod length 65 cm
Main components
- Graduated Rod
- Air Cushion
- Differential Pulley (demountable)
- Aluminium Disk (diam. 360 mm) (2x)
- Aluminium Disk (diam. 200 mm)
- Pair of Hollow Cylinder, 40 g each
- Pair of Hollow Cylinder, 20 g each
- Plastic Disk
- Cylindrical Masses 50 g with Pin (8x)
- Massholder (overall mass 100 g)
- Low friction pulley
- Polyester string
- Air Blower
- Voltage Regulator for Air Blower
- Swivel bosshead
- Clamp (2x)
- Support Rod
Laws and principles investigated
- Disk's moment of inertia, experimental approach and theoretical approach
- Eddy currents and magnetic friction
- Friction's moment
- Hollow cylinder's moment of inertia, experimental approach and theoretical
approach
- Moment of inertia, experimental approach and theoretical approach
- Parallel axis theorem
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