flywheel
Spinning energy store
A flywheel is a heavy rotating wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths out power delivery in engines and machinery.
Once spinning, its mass resists changes in speed, evening out the pulses of an engine's combustion strokes.
Figuratively, a flywheel is any self-reinforcing cycle that builds momentum: Once the business flywheel started turning, growth accelerated.
Resistance to altered motion
- rotationTurning on an axis
- torqueRotational force measurement
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
axle · drivetrain · gearbox · clutch · engine · spindle · pulley · camshaft
Space for keeping goods
- kineticRelating to motion
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- batteryPortable electricity storage
grid · smoothing · backup · uninterruptible · frequency · regulation · stabilization · discharge
Process of becoming steady
- precessionRotating axis gradually reorients
- rigidityState of being unbending
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
attitude · orientation · control · navigation · guidance · aerospace · pointing · angular momentum
Collective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- engineMachine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- pressApply force downward
stamping · lathe · treadle · punch · forge · mill · sewing machine · mechanical
Product of mass, velocity
- growthIncrease in size
- virtuous cycleSelf-perpetuating beneficial pattern
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- compoundingElements merging progressively
acceleration · traction · scalability · network effects · customer · retention · acquisition · feedback loop
inertia
Resistance to altered motion
- rotationTurning on an axis
- torqueRotational force measurement
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
bearings · axle · drivetrain · gearbox · clutch · engine · spindle · pulley · camshaft · rotor
storage
Space for keeping goods
- kineticRelating to motion
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
battery · grid · smoothing · backup · uninterruptible · frequency · regulation · stabilization · discharge · charge
stabilization
Process of becoming steady
- precessionRotating axis gradually reorients
- rigidityState of being unbending
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
satellite · attitude · orientation · control · navigation · guidance · aerospace · pointing · angular momentum
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- engineMachine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
press · stamping · lathe · treadle · punch · forge · mill · sewing machine · mechanical · production
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
- growthIncrease in size
- virtuous cycleSelf-perpetuating beneficial pattern
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compounding · acceleration · traction · scalability · network effects · customer · retention · acquisition · feedback loop · strategy
- steam enginessteam engine, boiler, piston, cylinder, steam boiler
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, hood, trunk
flywheelbrake
Device to slow motion
friction brake · damper · dissipator · resistor · load
flywheelclutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
gear · transmission · governor · starter motor · servo motor