Atwood's Machine with Rotational Inertia

mass kg

left

0.2

right

0.5

gravity m/

2

s

9.8

disk

radius meters

0.5

mass kg

0.5

height meters

1.5

time

acceleration:

3.1 m/

2

s

distance traveled:

0.00 m

time to fall:

0.985 seconds

This Demonstration shows an Atwood's machine that includes the factors affecting rotational inertia of the pulley, mass and radius. In addition, you can vary the hanging masses, height, and acceleration of gravity.