Flywheel Design and Energy Analysis: The main shaft of a rotating machine has a constant driving torque, and the load torque is shown below in the figure. The machine has a moment of inertia of 8.0 kg-m^2 and an average operating speed of 400 rpm (41.9 rad/s). Determine the:
a) drive torque. Hint: you need to convert degrees to radians on the figure
b) thickness of a steel (7000 kg/m^3) solid disc flywheel (Iflywheel=0.5mr^2) with a radius of 0.15m when attached to the shaft that will prevent the maximum rotational speed from exceeding 410 rpm (42.94 rad/s). Assume the minimal rotational speed is 390 rpm.