A flywheel is a mechanical device that uses the conservation of angular momentum to store rotational energy, a form of kinetic energy tied to the product of its moment of inertia and the square of its rotational speed. Assuming its moment of inertia stays constant, the rotational energy a flywheel stores rises with the square of how fast it is spinning. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A flywheel is a mechanical device that uses the conservation of angular momentum to store rotational energy, a form of kinetic energy proportional to the product of its moment of inertia and the square of its rotational speed.
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