What is Final velocity: Definition and 247 Discussions

A gear train is a mechanical system formed by mounting gears on a frame so the teeth of the gears engage.
Gear teeth are designed to ensure the pitch circles of engaging gears roll on each other without slipping, providing a smooth transmission of rotation from one gear to the next. Features of gears and gear trains include:

The ratio of the pitch circles of mating gears defines the speed ratio and the mechanical advantage of the gear set.
A planetary gear train provides high gear reduction in a compact package.
It is possible to design gear teeth for gears that are non-circular, yet still transmit torque smoothly.
The speed ratios of chain and belt drives are computed in the same way as gear ratios. See bicycle gearing.
The transmission of rotation between contacting toothed wheels can be traced back to the Antikythera mechanism of Greece and the south-pointing chariot of China. Illustrations by the Renaissance scientist Georgius Agricola show gear trains with cylindrical teeth. The implementation of the involute tooth yielded a standard gear design that provides a constant speed ratio.

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  4. jcruise322

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  15. gracy

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  16. N

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  17. RJLiberator

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  18. F

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  20. H

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  21. Diego Fernandez

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  22. N

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  24. J

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  28. Nathanael

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  29. I

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  34. L

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  36. lonewolf219

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  40. D

    Find acceleration given initial and final velocity, and displacement

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  41. D

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  42. E

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  44. Sneakatone

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  45. T

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  46. N

    Derive Formula for Final Velocity (v2) Without Time

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  47. S

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  48. B

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  49. B

    Question on considering final velocity

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  50. R

    Help with Potential Energy vs Kinetic Energy and finding final velocity

    Ok before we get to number 3, I need to show you what I did for number 2 because this is kind of a two-part problem: PEinitial + KEinitial = PEfinal + KEfinal mgy + (1/2)mvi2 = (1/2)mvf2 gy + (1/2)vi2 = (1/2)vf2 (9.81)(10) + (1/2)(102) = vf2/2 98.1 + 50 = vf2/2 148.1 = vf2/2 2(148.1) = vf2...
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