ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOR OF A VARIABLE MASS CYLINDER

Authors
Citation
Fo. Eke et Sm. Wang, ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOR OF A VARIABLE MASS CYLINDER, Journal of applied mechanics, 62(4), 1995, pp. 935-940
Citations number
12
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics
ISSN journal
0021-8936
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
935 - 940
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8936(1995)62:4<935:AOAVMC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
This paper examines the attitude motion of a cylindrical body with mas s loss. It is found that mass variation can have a substantial influen ce on the behavior of such a system Specifically, The initial dimensio ns as well as the manner in which mass loss affects system inertia are found to be key factors in the determination of the characteristics o f the lateral motion of the system In great contrast to the attitude b ehavior of spinning rigid bodies, oblate variable mass cylinders exhib it divergent transverse attitude motion, while the transverse motion o f prolate variable mass cylinders is found to be bounded in general.