Lightweight flywheels For NA: Pros and Cons

infernosg · 08-13-2010, 09:17 AM

^^^ Aerospace Engineering, but isn't engineering just the application of mathematics/physics?

Moment = torque. Inertia is something entirely different, but I'm sure you know that. The only reason you have to give it more gas to get the car going is because it takes a certain amount of energy to get a 2900 lb car moving. Mass and rotational speed are independent, directly proportional variables of that energy so if you decrease one, you have to increase the other.

08-13-2010, 09:17 AM	#18
infernosg IT'S ALIVE! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 811 Rep Power: 16	^^^ Aerospace Engineering, but isn't engineering just the application of mathematics/physics? Moment = torque. Inertia is something entirely different, but I'm sure you know that. The only reason you have to give it more gas to get the car going is because it takes a certain amount of energy to get a 2900 lb car moving. Mass and rotational speed are independent, directly proportional variables of that energy so if you decrease one, you have to increase the other. __________________ '86 Mazda RX-7 Base '79 Mazda RX-7 GS