Open Physics Sims
Atwood machine
1
Ideal rope and pulley
2
Pulley with inertia
Play
Reset
0.00
s
Acceleration
Rope tension
Time to reach the limit
t
= √(2
d
/ |
a
|)
Speed at the limit
v
= |
a
|
t
= √(2|
a
|
d
)
Pulley angular speed
ω
= |
v
| /
R
Left mass m
1
Right mass m
2
Pulley mass M
p
(solid disk)
Travel limit d
Playback speed
show weight and tension arrows