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In order to reduce the heavy weight of the flywheel which of the following mechanical component is used?

(a) Bearings

(b) Shaft

(c) Gears

(d) Engine

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The above asked question is from Coefficient of Fluctuation of Speed topic in division Turning Moment Diagrams and Flywheel of Machine Dynamics

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The correct choice is (c) Gears

The explanation is: The mass of the flywheel depends on the velocity at which it rotates, the velocity can be moderated by installing a set of gears. This results in reduction of mass of flywheel.

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