is washing machine spin cycle centripital or centrifugal
Centripetal Force. Sep 25, 2014· The purpose of a spin cycle of a washing machine is to remove water from clothes. The drum of radius, r, rotating with speed, v, will have a centripetal acceleration a = V^2/r which is provided by a centripetal force, acting toward the centre of the drum, which in turn has an equal and opposite reaction (centrifugal?) force.