A turntable must spin at 33.7 rpm (3.53 rad/s) to play an old-fashioned vinyl record. How much torque must the motor deliver if the turntable is to reach its final angular speed in 1.5 revolutions, starting from rest? The turntable is a uniform disk of diameter 30.5 cm and mass 0.27 kg.

User Icon for Elena Elena answered
12 years ago

Kinematic of rotational motion gives

2•π•N=ε•t^2/2
ω= ε•t.
Therefore,
ε = ω^2/4•N.
The moment of inertia (disc)
I = m•R^2/2.
M =I• ε

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find the torque required to reach the final angular speed, we need to use the principle of torque and the rotational dynamics equation.

The torque (Ï„) is given by:

τ = I α

where τ is the torque, I is the moment of inertia, and α is the angular acceleration.

The moment of inertia for a solid disk rotating about its central axis is given by:

I = (1/2) * m * r^2

where I is the moment of inertia, m is the mass, and r is the radius.

We are given the diameter of the disk, which can be used to calculate the radius:

r = d/2 = 30.5 cm / 2 = 15.25 cm = 0.1525 m

Thus, the moment of inertia is:

I = (1/2) * 0.27 kg * (0.1525 m)^2 = 0.004481 kg·m^2

The angular acceleration (α) can be calculated using the following equation:

α = (ωf - ωi) / t

where α is the angular acceleration, ωf is the final angular velocity, ωi is the initial angular velocity, and t is the time taken.

We are given that the turntable starts from rest, so the initial angular velocity (ωi) is 0 rad/s. The final angular velocity (ωf) can be calculated using the formula:

ωf = 2πf

where ωf is the final angular velocity and f is the frequency.

We are given that the record needs to spin at 33.7 rpm. We need to convert it to rad/s:

ωf = 2π * (33.7 rpm / 60) = 3.53 rad/s

The number of revolutions undergone by the turntable can be calculated by dividing the final angular velocity by 2Ï€:

n = ωf / (2π) = 3.53 rad/s / (2π) = 0.561 revolutions

We are given that the turntable reaches its final angular speed in 1.5 revolutions, so the time (t) can be calculated using:

t = n / (f / 60)

where t is the time, n is the number of revolutions, and f is the frequency.

t = (0.561 revolutions) / (33.7 rpm / 60) ≈ 0.998 seconds

Now we can calculate the angular acceleration:

α = (3.53 rad/s - 0 rad/s) / 0.998 s ≈ 3.54 rad/s^2

Finally, we can calculate the torque required:

τ = I α = 0.004481 kg·m^2 * 3.54 rad/s^2 ≈ 0.0158 N·m

Therefore, the motor must deliver a torque of approximately 0.0158 N·m to reach the final angular speed in 1.5 revolutions, starting from rest.