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When engine torque is more than mean resisting torque, then the flywheel _______

(a) Has uniform velocity

(b) Has 0 velocity

(c) Has acceleration

(d) Has retardation

This question was addressed to me during an online exam.

I need to ask this question from Turning Moment Diagram for a Single Cylinder Double Acting Steam Engine in division Turning Moment Diagrams and Flywheel of Machine Dynamics

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The correct choice is (c) Has acceleration

The best explanation: When the difference between T-Tmean is positive the work is done by the steam and the crankshaft accelerated which results in acceleration of flywheel.

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