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  2. Rolling resistance - Wikipedia

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    is the rolling resistance coefficient or coefficient of rolling friction with dimension of length, and N {\displaystyle N} is the normal force (equal to W , not R , as shown in figure 1). The above equation, where resistance is inversely proportional to radius r {\displaystyle r} seems to be based on the discredited "Coulomb's law" (Neither ...

  3. Coefficient of restitution - Wikipedia

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    In physics, the coefficient of restitution (COR, also denoted by e), is dimensionless parameter defined as the ratio of the relative velocity of separation after a two-body collision to the relative velocity of approach before collision. It can also be defined as the square root of the ratio of the final kinetic energy to the initial kinetic ...

  4. Adhesion railway - Wikipedia

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    Adhesion railway. Driving wheel of steam locomotive. An adhesion railway relies on adhesion traction to move the train, and is the most widespread and common type of railway in the world. Adhesion traction is the friction between the drive wheels and the steel rail. [ 1 ] Since the vast majority of railways are adhesion railways, the term ...

  5. Friction - Wikipedia

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    The coefficient of friction depends on the materials used; for example, ice on steel has a low coefficient of friction, while rubber on pavement has a high coefficient of friction. Coefficients of friction range from near zero to greater than one. The coefficient of friction between two surfaces of similar metals is greater than that between ...

  6. Archard equation - Wikipedia

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    The Archard wear equation is a simple model used to describe sliding wear and is based on the theory of asperity contact. The Archard equation was developed much later than Reye's hypothesis [] (sometimes also known as energy dissipative hypothesis), though both came to the same physical conclusions, that the volume of the removed debris due to wear is proportional to the work done by friction ...

  7. Rolling contact fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) is a phenomenon that occurs in mechanical components relating to rolling/sliding contact, such as railways, gears, and bearings. [2] It is the result of the process of fatigue due to rolling/sliding contact. [2][3] The RCF process begins with cyclic loading of the material, which results in fatigue damage that can ...

  8. Capstan equation - Wikipedia

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    The capstan equation[ 1 ] or belt friction equation, also known as Euler–Eytelwein formula[ 2 ] (after Leonhard Euler and Johann Albert Eytelwein), [ 3 ] relates the hold-force to the load-force if a flexible line is wound around a cylinder (a bollard, a winch or a capstan). [ 4 ][ 1 ] It also applies for fractions of one turn as occur with ...

  9. Fretting - Wikipedia

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    Fretting refers to wear and sometimes corrosion damage of loaded surfaces in contact while they encounter small oscillatory movements tangential to the surface. Fretting is caused by adhesion of contact surface asperities, which are subsequently broken again by the small movement. This breaking causes wear debris to be formed.