Given that g = 9.81 m/s², and the "ground" in this spacecraft is the outer diameter (outer hull) that has a diameter of 16 m, how fast in RPM (revolutions per minute) should the craft spin in order to generate an acceleration of %g? (Hint: find the total time it takes for a person on the rim to spin around one full rotation, then convert this number into RPM) Figure 1. A person stands in a spacecraft's centrifuge.

Given that g = 9.81 m/s², and the "ground" in this spacecraft is the outer diameter (outer hull) that has a diameter of 16 m, how fast in RPM (revolutions per minute) should the craft spin in order to generate an acceleration of %g? (Hint: find the total time it takes for a person on the rim to spin around one full rotation, then convert this number into RPM) Figure 1. A person stands in a spacecraft's centrifuge.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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