Comment on Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK blackoutsparentComments−Johnythree6yIt's axis must be parallel with the Earth's axis, otherwise the earth's rotation would generate enormous gyroscopic forces.−jeffbee6yInteresting. Why does every other flywheel on the market have a vertical axis (that is, normal to the surface of the Earth, regardless of the place it is installed)?I was thinking more about the fatigue of the shaft.
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It's axis must be parallel with the Earth's axis, otherwise the earth's rotation would generate enormous gyroscopic forces.
Interesting. Why does every other flywheel on the market have a vertical axis (that is, normal to the surface of the Earth, regardless of the place it is installed)?
I was thinking more about the fatigue of the shaft.