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The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the input radius divided by the output radius:
MA = \( \frac{r_i}{r_o} \)
In this case, the input radius (where the effort force is being applied) is 6 and the output radius (where the resistance is being applied) is 3 for a mechanical advantage of \( \frac{6}{3} \) = 2.0
The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is equal to the:
difference in the lengths of the axles |
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difference in the diameters of the wheels |
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ratio of the diameters of the wheels |
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length of the axle |
A wheel and axle uses two different diameter wheels mounted to a connecting axle. Force is applied to the larger wheel and large movements of this wheel result in small movements in the smaller wheel. Because a larger movement distance is being translated to a smaller distance, force is increased with a mechanical advantage equal to the ratio of the diameters of the wheels. An example of a wheel and axle is the steering wheel of a car.
Boyle's law defines the relationship between pressure and volume as:
\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\) |
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\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\) |
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\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_1}{V_2}\) |
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\({P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\) |
Boyle's law states that "for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional". Expressed as a formula, that's \(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)
What's the first gear in a gear train called?
driven gear |
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driver gear |
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idler gear |
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input gear |
A gear train is two or more gears linked together. Gear trains are designed to increase or reduce the speed or torque outpout of a rotating system or change the direction of its output. The first gear in the chain is called the driver and the last gear in the chain the driven gear with the gears between them called idler gears.
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