In: Mechanical Engineering
Show that the torsional strain energy of a solid circular shaft
transmitting power at a constant speed
is given by the equation:
U = (shear stress^2/4G) * volume.
Such a shaft is 0.06 m in diameter and has a flywheel of mass 30 kg
and radius of gyration 0.25 m situated at a
distance of 1.2 m from a bearing. The flywheel is rotating at 200
rev/min when the bearing suddenly seizes. Calculate
the maximum shear stress produced in the shaft material and the
instantaneous angle of twist under these conditions.
Neglect the shaft inertia. For the shaft material G = 80
GN/m^2.