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Plastic Flywheels?

Posted on Thu, 2009-03-12 by gravityloss

Gyro energy density is defined only by tip speed. And that is limited by material strength to weight ratio. Why not use ultra high density polyethylene (Spectra / Dyneema) for gyro disks? It has a very good strength to weight … Continue reading →

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