2006-12-07 10:03:44 · 4 answers · asked by ahmad k 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's used quite often. Larger diameter wheels and heavy outer circumference will store more energy. I really liked the flywheels used on early stationary steam engines. Huge things that weighed a ton!
2006-12-07 10:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by Warren914 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most cars are not equipped with a heavy enough flywheel for any energy storage. Oil field engines like Ajax, Fairbanks-Morse. and Continental have flywheels weighing hundreds of pounds.
They are used on compressors and pumping units and when you release the clutch and turn off the motor, they continue to turn for about 5 minutes.
Somebody once tried to make a motor that consisted of a small motor and a large flywheel. You had to wind the flywheel up pretty tight to untrack, and when you hit a hill and the flywheel slowed, the motor wasn't powerful enough to get it going again on the hill.
2006-12-07 12:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep are used to help with inertia, like on the old stationary engines or some of the old John Deere tractors. Most are illegal now due to safety reasons.
2006-12-07 11:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by gary o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell are you asking?
Terrible way to ask a question..... We still don't know what your asking.
2006-12-07 10:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by whtsthislif4 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋