Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Weyler, G. M., Jr..
Layers of fiberglass cloth, generally forming a circular mass, are prestressed by rotation during the curing of epoxy which surrounds and thereby couples together fibers and layers of the cloth.
An improved rotable mass for a flywheel characterized by a plurality of coaxially aligned, contiguous disks mounted on a spin shaft is presented. Each disk of the plurality is formed by a plurality of woven fibers disposed in a plane transversely related to an axis of rotation with the fibers of alternate disks being continuous throughout their length. The mid-portion of the fibers of the remaining disks of the plurality is removed for defining annular voids concentrically related to the spin shaft.
Flywheel fiber composites are prestressed for maximum strength at operating speed.