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What are the failure modes of a large flywheel? Can it somehow fall off and break out, spinning like crazy and maiming people around?
by mongol 4y ago
What are the failure modes of a large flywheel? Can it somehow fall off and break out, spinning like crazy and maiming people around?
- shrubble 4y agoYes if it gets out of balance or somehow gets loose, you don't want to be within 1000 feet of it...
- meindnoch 4y ago“ SAN DIEGO – An 11,000 pound metal flywheel caused an explosion this summer that injured four people at the warehouse of a Poway technology firm, state officials said this week. The blast occurred June 10 at Quantum Energy Storage at 13350 Gregg St. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced Wednesday it had fined Quantum $58,025 for 16 health and safety violations after determining the explosion was caused by an “out-of-control” 11,000 pound, seven-foot diameter metal flywheel. One worker suffered a broken ankle and three others had abrasions caused by flying debris. None of the injuries were life-threatening.” https://www.10news.com/news/11k-pound-flywheel-caused-poway-explosion https://www.10news.com/news/11k-pound-flywheel-caused-poway-...
- bjornsing 4y agoYea it can. So I was a bit surprised the OP only discussed the risk of chemical fire (which is of course very low, since there are no chemicals).