The moment of inertia of a uniform disc about an axis passing through ...
The moment of inertia of a uniform disc about an axis passing through ...
Loss in Kinetic Energy of the System
The loss in kinetic energy of the system can be calculated by considering the initial and final kinetic energy of the discs.
Initial Kinetic Energy:
The initial kinetic energy of the system is given by the sum of the kinetic energies of the individual discs. Since the discs are identical, their masses and moments of inertia are the same.
The kinetic energy of a rotating object is given by the formula:
K_initial = (1/2) I_initial ω^2
where K_initial is the initial kinetic energy, I_initial is the initial moment of inertia, and ω is the initial angular velocity.
Given that the moment of inertia of each disc is 1 kg-m^2 and the initial angular velocity is 100 radians/second, we can calculate the initial kinetic energy of each disc:
K_initial = (1/2) (1 kg-m^2) (100 radians/second)^2
= (1/2) (1 kg-m^2) (10,000 radians^2/second^2)
= 5,000 kg-m^2/s^2
Since there are two discs, the initial total kinetic energy of the system is:
K_initial_total = 2 × 5,000 kg-m^2/s^2
= 10,000 kg-m^2/s^2
Final Kinetic Energy:
When the second disc is gently placed on the first disc, the two discs start rotating together about the same axis. The final moment of inertia of the system can be obtained by considering the moment of inertia of each disc and the parallel axis theorem.
The parallel axis theorem states that the moment of inertia of an object about an axis parallel to and a distance 'd' away from the axis passing through its center is given by:
I_final = I_initial + md^2
where I_initial is the initial moment of inertia, m is the mass of the object, and d is the distance between the two axes.
Since the discs are identical and their centers coincide, the distance between the two axes is zero. Therefore, the final moment of inertia of the system remains the same as the initial moment of inertia:
I_final = I_initial
= 1 kg-m^2
The final angular velocity of the system can be calculated by applying the principle of conservation of angular momentum. Since there are no external torques acting on the system, the total angular momentum of the system remains constant.
Initial angular momentum = Final angular momentum
I_initial ω_initial = I_final ω_final
Substituting the values, we get:
(1 kg-m^2) (100 radians/second) = (1 kg-m^2) ω_final
ω_final = 100 radians/second
The final kinetic energy of the system can be calculated using the formula mentioned earlier:
K_final = (1/2) I_final ω_final^2
Substituting the values, we get:
K_final = (1/2) (1 kg-m^2) (100 radians/second)^2
= (1/2) (1 kg-m^2) (10,000 radians^2/second^2)
= 5,000 kg-m^2/s^2
Loss in Kinetic Energy:
The loss in kinetic energy is given by:
Loss in kinetic energy = K_initial_total - K_final