 | James Wylson - Mechanical engineering - 1859 - 116 pages
...the required centre from the centre of motion. The distance of the centre of gyration from the centre of motion is a mean proportional between the distances of the centres of gravity and oscillation therefrom : hence, any two of these distances being known, the third may be readily ascertained.... | |
 | John Pringle Nichol - Physics - 1860 - 942 pages
...revolving about the diameter has its centre of gyration removed from the centre by one-half of the radios. The distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion is always a mean proportional between that of the centres of gravity and oscillation. Any two of these,... | |
 | William Grier - Mechanical engineering - 1861 - 316 pages
...wheel, F, the force acting upon the wheel, D, the distance of the force from the axis of motion, G, the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion, • t. the time the force acts, v, the velocity acquired by the revolving body in that time. G X_W... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1863 - 482 pages
...t, we shall have the usua) formula introducing the above value of f. 4. In the more complex cases, the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion may best be computed from an experiment. Let motion be given to the system, turning upon a horizontal... | |
 | Steam-engines - 1865 - 580 pages
...which divided by the sum of the weights, or 12 Ibs. = 36-66, the square root of which, 6-05 inches, is the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion ; therefore, a single ball of 12 Ibs. weight, placed at (!s()."i inches from the axis of motion, and... | |
 | John Bourne (C. E.) - Steam engineering - 1868 - 602 pages
...weighs 4 Ibs., at 6 inches' distance, and the third, which weighs 6 Ibs., at 4 inches' distance : then the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion will be found thus : 10 inches squared = 100 X 2 Ibs. = 200 ; 6 inches squared X 4 Ibs. = 144, and... | |
 | Edward Spon - Engineering - 1872 - 404 pages
...the body or system itself. The distance of the centre of gyration from the point of suspension, or axis of motion, is a mean proportional between the distances of the centres of oscillation and gravity, from the same point or axis. If S, Fig. 3430, be the point of suspension of... | |
 | John Bourne - Steam-engines - 1873 - 510 pages
...weighs 4 Ibs., at 6 inches' distance ; and the third, which weighs 6 Ibs., at 4 inches' distance ; then the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion will be found thus: 10 inches squared =100; x 2 Ibs. =•= 200; 6 inches squared x 4 Ibs. =. 144 ;... | |
 | Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne, Ernest Spon, Francis N. Spon - Engineering - 1874 - 396 pages
...the body or system itself. The distance of the centre of gyration from the point of suspension, or axis of motion, is a mean proportional between the distances of the centres of oscillation and gravity, from the same point or axis. If 8, Fig. 3430, be the point of suspension of... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - Engineering - 1878 - 1022 pages
...of the body to communicate to it its angular velocity, the same angular velocity would be generated. The distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion is called the radius of gyration ; and the moment of inertia is equal to the product of the square of... | |
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The distance of the centre of gyration from the point of suspension or the axis of motion, is a mean proportional between the distances of the centres of oscillation and gravity from the same point or axle. 
