Enter the mass (kg), the acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2), and the radius (m) into the calculator to determine the Gravitational Torque.
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Gravitational Torque Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Gravitational Torque.
Tgravity = m*g*r
- Where Tgravity is the Gravitational Torque (N-m)
- m is the mass (kg)
- g is the acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2)
- r is the radius (m)
How to Calculate Gravitational Torque?
The following example problems outline how to calculate the Gravitational Torque.
Example Problem #1
- First, determine the mass (kg). In this example, the mass (kg) is given as 13 .
- Next, determine the acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2). For this problem, the acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2) is given as 9.81 .
- Next, determine the radius (m). In this case, the radius (m) is found to be 90.
- Finally, calculate the Gravitational Torque using the formula above:
Tgravity = m*g*r
Inserting the values from above and solving yields:
Tgravity = 13*9.81*90 = 11477.7 (N-m)
Example Problem #2
Using the same method as above, determine the variables required by the equation. For this example problem, these are provided as:
mass (kg) = 14
acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2) = 9.81
radius (m) = 40
Enter these given values yields:
Tgravity = 14*9.81*40 = 549.36 (N-m)
