More Pulleys Increase Mechanical Advantage
Last time we saw how compound pulleys within a dynamic lifting scenario…
Rope Length Tradeoff in a Compound Pulley
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “too much of a good thing.” As…
Mechanical Overkill, an Undesirable Tradeoff in Compound Pulleys
We’ve been discussing the mechanical advantage that compound pulleys provide to humans during lifting…
Friction Reduces Pulleys’ Mechanical Advantage
The presence of friction in mechanical designs is as guaranteed as conflict…
Friction Results in Heat and Lost Work Within a Compound Pulley
Last time we saw how the presence of friction reduces mechanical advantage…
Work Input Does Not Equal Work Output
We left off Previously with an engineering analysis of energy factors within a compound pulley scenario, in our…
Da Vinci’s Tribometre; a Historical Look at Pulleys and Friction
In our series on pulleys we’ve been discussing the effects of friction,…
Calculating Velocity — de Coriolis’ Kinetic Energy Formula
Last Topic we discussed Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis’ formula to compute kinetic energy. here we’ll…
De Coriolis’ Formula to Compute Work and the Newton
A case in point is Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis‘ formula to compute work, as…
Focus on Dynamics, Part II, Kinetics
In Part I of Mechanical Engineering, Focus On Dynamics, we talked about kinematics. in This Part…
