Gujarati
Hindi
6.System of Particles and Rotational Motion
medium

An air compressor is powered by a $200\,rad\,s^{-1}$ electric motor using a $V-$ belt drive. The motor pulley is $8\,cm$ in radius, and the tension in the $V-$ belt is $135\,N$ on one side and $45\,N$ on the other. The power of the motor will be ...... $kW$.

A

$1.44$

B

$14.4$

C

$2.88$

D

$28.8$

Solution

The torque exerted by the motor on the belt is

$\tau=\mathrm{Fr}=(135 \mathrm{N}-45 \mathrm{N})(0.08 \mathrm{m})=7.2 \mathrm{Nm}$

The power of the motor is

$\mathrm{P}=\tau \omega=(7.2 \mathrm{Nm})(200 \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s})=1440 \mathrm{w}$

$=1.44 \mathrm{kw}$

Standard 11
Physics

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