Let the motor's constant power be and put . The braking coefficient in the proposed formula must describe a retarding torque . This constant-power rotational acceleration obeys the energy balance:
Consequently the steady angular velocity is , and the ordinary rotational frequency is . Solving the linear equation for from rest gives
The printed time formula is missing a minus sign. Its logarithm is negative for , whereas elapsed time must be positive. The terminal speed is approached only as .
A constant-power motor starting exactly from rest is an idealization: its driving torque would diverge. The energy equation has a regular solution for , although the initial angular acceleration is singular. If were literally a tangential force, a lever arm would also be needed; the dimensions of the requested expression identify as a rotational damping coefficient.
The moment of inertia about a specified axis is , where is perpendicular distance from the axis. The parallel axis theorem states for two parallel axes separated by , one passing through the centre of mass of a body of mass .
It is easiest to calculate the eccentric disc by subtraction. Let be the mass of the unperforated disc and the removed mass. Uniform thickness and density give and , hence and . The hole is tangent to the rim, so its centre, and therefore the shaft axis, lies from the original disc centre. About the shaft axis,
The shaft contributes . Thus
The motor's torque is at nonzero angular velocity, while the resisting torque is . The rotational equation of motion and its equivalent energy balance are
At the steady state, input power equals dissipated power, giving
For the acceleration, use . Then with , so
The approach to takes infinite time. This constant-power rotational acceleration idealizes the start: diverges at rest, although the energy balance has a well-defined limiting solution. A real motor has finite starting torque.