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  2. g-force - Wikipedia

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    Gravitation acting alone does not produce any g-force; g-force is only produced from mechanical pushes and pulls. For a free body (one that is free to move in space) such g-forces only arise as the "inertial" path that is the natural effect of gravitation, or the natural effect of the inertia of mass, is modified.

  3. Centrifugal force - Wikipedia

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    Centrifugal force is a fictitious force in ... tendency which they must resist by applying a rightward force to the car (for instance, a frictional force against the ...

  4. Physics of roller coasters - Wikipedia

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    showing gravity force and contact force commonly referred to as the g-force. G-forces (gravitational forces) create the so-called "butterfly" sensation felt as a car goes down a gradient. An acceleration of 1 standard gravity (9.8 m/s 2) is the usual force of Earth's gravitational pull exerted on a person while

  5. Centrifuge - Wikipedia

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    A centrifuge is a device that uses centrifugal force to subject a specimen to a specified constant force - for example, to separate various components of a fluid. This is achieved by spinning the fluid at high speed within a container, thereby separating fluids of different densities (e.g. cream from milk) or liquids from solids. It works by ...

  6. Artificial gravity - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the "gravity" force felt by an object is the centrifugal force perceived in the rotating frame of reference as pointing "downwards" towards the hull. By Newton's Third Law , the value of little g (the perceived "downward" acceleration) is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the centripetal acceleration.

  7. High-g training - Wikipedia

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    The 20 g centrifuge at the NASA Ames Research Center. High-g training is done by aviators and astronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration ('g'). It is designed to prevent a g-induced loss of consciousness (g-LOC), a situation when the action of g-forces moves the blood away from the brain to the extent that consciousness is lost.

  8. Centripetal force - Wikipedia

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    There are two forces; one is the force of gravity vertically downward through the center of mass of the ball mg, where m is the mass of the ball and g is the gravitational acceleration; the second is the upward normal force exerted by the road at a right angle to the road surface ma n. The centripetal force demanded by the curved motion is also ...

  9. Decanter centrifuge - Wikipedia

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    A decanter centrifuge increases the rate of settling through the use of continuous rotation, producing a G-force equivalent to between 1000 and 4000 G's. This reduces the settling time of the components by a large magnitude, whereby mixtures previously having to take hours to settle can be settled in a matter of seconds using a decanter centrifuge.