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4 May, 11:08

Helicopter blades withstand tremendous stresses. In addition to supporting the weight of a helicopter, they are spun at rapid rates and experience large centripetal accelerations, especially at the tip. Calculate the centripetal acceleration at the tip of a 4.20 m long helicopter blade that rotates at 270 rev/min.

Compare the linear speed of the tip with the speed of sound (taken to be 340 m/s), i. e., calculate the ratio of the linear speed over speed of sound.

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  1. 4 May, 13:40
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    A.)

    (Centripetal Acceleration) = (radius) * (angular velocity) ^2

    325 rev/min = 34.0339204 radians/second

    (Centripetal Acceleration) = (4.00 m) * (34.0339204 radians/second) ^2

    (Centripetal Acceleration) = 4 633.23095 meters/second^2

    b.)

    (tangential velocity) = sqrt ((centripetal acceleration) * (radius))

    just plug them in and get a velocity, then divide that by 340 m/s to get your percentage of the speed of sound, so if you get for example 680, that would be twice the speed of sound or Mach 2
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