using System; using L=Science.Physics.GeneralPhysics; namespace Serway.Chapter10 { /// /// Example10: Rotating Rod /// A uniform rod of length L and mass M is attached at one /// end to a frictionless pivot and is free to rotate about /// the pivot in the vertical plane, as in Figure 10.18. /// The rod is released from rest in the horizontal position. /// What is the initial angular acceleration of the rod and /// the initial linear acceleration of its right end? /// \alpha = 3g/(2L) /// a_t = 3/2*g /// public class Example10 { public Example10() { } private string result; public string Result { get{return result;} } public void Compute() { L.Mass M = new L.Mass(); M.kg = 10.0; L.Length l = new L.Length(); l.m = 3.0; L.RigidBody rod = new L.RigidBody(M); rod.SetRodAboutEnd(l); L.Position r = new L.Position(); r.Z = l.m/2.0; L.Force f = new L.Force(); f.Y = M.kg*L.Constant.AccelerationOfGravity; L.Torque tau = new L.Torque(r,f); L.AngularAcceleration alpha = new L.AngularAcceleration(); alpha.X = tau.X/rod.RigidBodyMomentOfInertia.XX; result+=alpha.ToString()+"\r\n"; result+=Convert.ToString(l.m*alpha.X)+"\r\n"; } } } //-4.9 +/- 0 i +0 +/- 0 j +0 +/- 0 k (rad/s^2) //-14.7