Maxwell's Wheel Manufacturer,Supplier and Exporter in India
Product Code : EL-PS-10488
Quick Answer: Maxwell's Wheel is a wheel that is wound up on strings on its axle and released to roll down and back up, used to investigate the conservation of mechanical energy and momentum and the conversion between potential and kinetic energy.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
- Used to investigate conservation of mechanical energy and momentum
- Wheel is rolled to the top by strings wound on its axle
- On release, potential energy becomes kinetic energy as it rolls down
- At the bottom, kinetic energy is converted back into potential energy and the wheel rolls upward
- Friction eventually stops the wheel
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Principle | Conservation of mechanical energy and momentum |
| Operation | Strings wound on the axle raise the wheel to the top |
| Energy changes | Potential to kinetic on the way down, kinetic to potential at the bottom |
About This Product
Maxwell's wheel is a classic physics demonstration of energy conversion. The wheel is raised by winding strings onto its axle, and when it is released its potential energy becomes kinetic energy as it rolls down. At the bottom the kinetic energy is converted back into potential energy and the wheel climbs again. With no friction this would continue forever, but friction eventually sets in and the wheel stops, which gives students a chance to discuss energy loss. Schools, colleges and distributors in Solomon Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Palestine and Iceland can source the Maxwell's Wheel from School Lab Equipment India.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What does Maxwell's Wheel show?
It is used to investigate conservation of mechanical energy and momentum. Potential energy becomes kinetic as the wheel rolls down, and kinetic energy is converted back into potential as it rolls up.
Q2. Why does the wheel eventually stop?
In an ideal case it would continue forever, but friction eventually sets in and the wheel stops.
Related: Physical Sciences, Pendulum Simple Machine, Wheel and Axle Simple Machine, Push Pull Balance.
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