A car is designed to get its energy from a rotating flywheel with a radius of 1.50 m and a mass of 575 kg. Before a trip, the flywheel is attached to an electric motor, which brings the flywheel's rotational speed up to 4500 rev/min.
(a) Find the kinetic energy stored in the flywheel.
(b) If the flywheel is to supply energy to the car as would a 10.0-hp motor, find the length of time the car could run before the flywheel would have to be brought back up to speed.
I tried:
Part a)
w=4500rev/min*2PR/60= 706.5m/sec
I=mass*R^2=575kg*(1.50m)^2= 1293.75 kg*m^2
Then, KE=1/2*I*w^2 = 1/2 (1293.75 kg*m^2) * (706.5 m/s)^2 =
322 895 153.9 J
Part b)
Power = d*w/d*t
And it is wrong. I cannot go to part b with incorrect answer in a. Can anyone please try to explain to me what am i doing wrong?