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Gyroscopic torques: fans, pods and other moment wheels

Authors: Christian CIBERT, Vincent HUGEL

Publication date: October 10, 2017, Review date: January 27, 2021

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1. A few principles of physics

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1.1 Kinetic moment

Let's consider any object of mass m whose velocity is represented by the vector v→ . This object, which may be one of the elements of a complex system, and its motions are all defined in

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