# Screw critical speed # Scope: Uniform simply supported circular shaft first bending mode; no axial load. # Status: illustrative worked example; engineering review pending. # Inputs are example values. Checks are editable example requirements, not standards. length = 1 m diameter = 20 mm modulus = 200 GPa density = 7850 kg/m^3 area := pi*diameter^2/4 [m^2] inertia := pi*diameter^4/64 [m^4] critical := pi^2*sqrt(modulus*inertia/(density*area*length^4)) [rad/s] check operating margin example: critical >= 1000 rpm scenario alternative: length = 0.8 m