8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation
Period and Frequency in Uniform Circular Motion
Problem 3
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionAt its Ames Research Center, NASA uses its large '20-G' centrifuge to test the effects of very large accelerations ('hypergravity') on test pilots and astronauts. In this device, an arm 8.84 m long rotates about one end in a horizontal plane, and an astronaut is strapped in at the other end. Suppose that he is aligned along the centrifuge's arm with his head at the outermost end. The maximum sustained acceleration to which humans are subjected in this device is typically 12.5g. (c) How fast in rpm (rev/min) is the arm turning to produce the maximum sustained acceleration?
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