flywheel
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- n regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
- A flywheel can be kept rotating longer if its weight or its initial rate of spinor bothis increased.
- As the flywheel gathers speed, the blades attached to it set the oil in motion, and the moving oil drives the opposite set of blades.
- The energy of the flywheel is stored in this rapid rotation, which generates electricity on demand.