Rotational inertia refers to an object's resistance to changes in its rotation. In simple terms, it means how hard it is to get something rotating or to change its speed of rotation.
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«rotational»
«inertia»
Sentences with «rotational inertia»
- Combined with a new turbo housing, the new pulley wheel's lower weight will also reduce rotational inertia inside the turbocharger, improving throttle response despite the higher boost being produced. (evo.co.uk)
- Wagner yelled over the exhaust, rattling off a ludicrous horsepower number (550), that ridiculous curb weight, and explaining that the Photon — which has a custom Hewland sequential - manual racing gearbox — uses a flywheel with about as much rotational inertia as a spinning, dying housefly. (automobilemag.com)
- Despite its size (a robust 3.7 liters of displacement), it revs instantaneously, and the only drawback to the low rotational inertia is slightly gritty power delivery. (automobilemag.com)
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