Question

How is a flywheel constructed to maximize its rotational inertia?

Answer 1

It is constructed with a high mass and a high raidus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rotational inertia I for every object is calculated as:

cMR^2 = I

where c is a constant, M is the mass of the object and R the radius of the object.

So, for a flywheel, the rotational inertia is calculated as:

I =
`(1)/(2)MR^2`

Then, for constructed a flywheel with the maximun rotational inertia we have to set the maximum mass and the maximun radius.