space station is shaped like a ring and rotates to simulate gravity. If the radius of the space station is 110 m, at what frequency must it rotate so that it simulates Earth's gravity? [Hint: The apparent weight of the astronauts must be the same as their weight on Earth.]
2006-10-04 15:55:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Hi. Any rotation that results in a 32 feet per second per second change (or it's metric equivalent) would simulate 1 g. This is more than is necessary for artificial gravity, where .3 g may work just fine and require a less massive station.
2006-10-04 16:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm going to furnish you with some tricks you're gonna wanna use the formula, f=(m*v^2)/r the place m is the mass of the astronaut, v is the speed, (word it somewhat is not angular speed, yo uwil would desire to determine the speed from the RPM to try this) and r is the radius of the rotation. you will additionally would desire to remember the adaptation between mass and weight.
2016-12-15 19:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by ouelette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
F = mv^2/r = m g
m cancels
you know g, and r, calculate v. convert v into angular freq.
2006-10-04 15:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋