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Maxwell Wheel

Product Code : ILS-AM-10922

Indian Lab Suppliers supplies the Maxwell Wheel (Product ID: 10922) as part of its applied mechanics range. A wheel on an axle used to show gravitational potential energy turning into translational and rotational kinetic energy.

Quick Answer

As the wheel falls, unwinding from its suspension, its potential energy becomes kinetic energy of both translation and rotation: mgh = ½mv² + ½Iω². Because much of the energy goes into rotation, it descends far more slowly than a freely falling body, and at the bottom it winds itself back up close to its starting height, less small friction losses. Please confirm the wheel size, frame and any timing accessories at quotation.

Where This Is Used

Used in school and college lessons on energy conservation and rotational motion. Related: Fly Wheel (Product ID: 10903) and Converting Gravitational Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy Kit (Product ID: 11724). Browse the full Applied Mechanics range or related Work and Energy products.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it demonstrate?
Conversion of potential energy into translational and rotational kinetic energy.

Why does it fall slowly?
Much of the energy goes into spinning the wheel.

Why does it climb back up?
Its rotational energy rewinds it, losing only a little to friction.

Related Categories

Applied Mechanics · Work and Energy · Physics Lab Equipment

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