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Spinning disk question

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:00 am
by Carlman
If i had a spinning disk that measured 8cm in diameter and i wanted the outside to be moving at 300km/hr how many RPM would the disk have to be spinning at?

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:27 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
So, the disc has a circumference of (pi x diameter) around 0.00025 kilometres, so at 1 rpm the outside is travelling at 0.015 km/h

You want 300 km/h however, which means that your disc is going to have to be spinning at (300 / 0.015) the grand rate of 20,000 revolutions per minute.

Do I sense a centrifugal launcher in the works...?

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:36 am
by SpudFarm
mabe he is making something like the steam cannon mythbysters made?

(i saw only 3minutes of that episode)

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:38 am
by Carlman
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Do I sense a centrifugal launcher in the works...?
maybe...

your too good JSR! :roll:

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:39 am
by SpudFarm
you will need one hell of a thing to spin it.

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:42 am
by Carlman
spudfarm wrote:you will need one hell of a thing to spin it.
rc airplane motor and gears

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:43 am
by SpudFarm
frakin NICE!!

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:51 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Carlman wrote:rc airplane motor and gears
That will have to be quite a substantial motor, considering the load it will be under, I suggest you read up on the theory before attempting anything, or simply use the biggest motor you can find and go from there :wink:

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:52 am
by Carlman
just found this on ebay

link

worth getting?

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:53 am
by SpudFarm
oh i thought you was using a nitro engine

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:55 am
by Carlman
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
Carlman wrote:rc airplane motor and gears
That will have to be quite a substantial motor, considering the load it will be under, I suggest you read up on the theory before attempting anything, or simply use the biggest motor you can find and go from there :wink:
yea well that is the thing im debating on a hard slog at a centriugal lancher like the PEST or a tennis ball laucher style used for bbs.

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:58 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Looks good for the price.
Load Speed (rpm) : 39000
That should suit you fine, probably without a gearbox... now get your hands on some epoxy and carbon fibre matting and make yourself a lightweight yet strong disk :)

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:10 am
by Carlman
this could be fun :D

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:33 am
by POLAND_SPUD
put some pics when it's ready...

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:27 am
by TurboSuper
Hook it up to a Dremel, those things run at a clip of around 30,000 RPM at max speed.

I've even seen some knock-offs that claim to go up to 40,000 RPM.