Fig. 5.1 Agraphical
representation of the
direction each force acts in
for a give direction and
constant spin rate
(Centrifugal and Coriolis),
Euler Force depends on
acceleration which can be
positive or negative and can
therefore act in both
directions
Fig. 5.2A graphical representation of the effect of radial distance from the centre of rotation and
the frequency of rotation on the centrifugal forcefelt by a particle on the disk
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