(Work and Power from Rotational Motion) An airplane propeller has length and mass L Initially the propeller is at rest when the a constant torque of m. airplane’s engine applies You can assume that the propeller acts as a thin rod rotating about its center of mass. T. What is the angular acceleration of the propeller? What is the angular velocity of the propeller after 5 rotations? How much work is done by the engine during the first 5.00 revolutions? What is the power output by the engine during the first 5 revolutions? average What is the power output of the motor at the instant that the instantaneous propeller has turned through 5 revolutions? = 2.08 m L = 117 kg m = 1950 Nm T
(Work and Power from Rotational Motion) An airplane propeller has length L and mass m. Initially the propeller is at rest when the airplane’s engine applies a constant torque of T. You can assume that the propeller acts as a thin rod rotating about its center of mass. What is the angular acceleration of the propeller? What is the angular velocity of the propeller after 5 rotations? How much work is done by the engine during the first 5.00 revolutions? What is the average power output by the engine during the first 5 revolutions? What is the instantaneous power output of the motor at the instant that the propeller has turned through 5 revolutions? L = 2.08 m m = 117 kg T = 1950 Nm