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    Friction

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    Collazo 1 Asia Lee Collazo English Comp. I Professor J. Mohan February 14‚ 2013 “False Appearance’s” We are confronted with many different images of others. These false images can either be externally imposed or internally fabricated. In either case‚ one must have the courage to look through this ignorance so that ones true self can be exposed. After reading Mirrors it was obvious that‚ Lucy Grealy cared what others thought about her physical appearance. In time‚ however

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    Friction Loss

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    experiment is to study the friction loss along a pipe. In this experiment‚ water and mercury have been used to demonstrate the law of resistance with different types of flow which are laminar and turbulent flow. The variation of head loss will be obtained and hence determined the Reynold numbers and friction factor. In the end of the experiment‚ the law of resistance which is the relationship between i and u will be determined and hence established the critical R and friction factor. 1.0 Introduction

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    Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces‚ fluid layers‚ and material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction: Dry friction resists relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact. Dry friction is subdivided into static friction ("stiction") between non-moving surfaces‚ and kinetic friction between moving surfaces. Fluid friction describes the friction between layers of a viscous fluid that are moving relative to each other.[1][2]

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    Friction on a Surface

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    Friction on a surface. Aim: To establish the relation between weight of a rectangular wooden block lying on a horizontal table and the minimum force required to just move it using a spring balance Materials required: A rectangular block of wood with a hook ‚ set of weights‚ strong thread and a spring balance. Theory: The force of friction acting on a block of wood is proportional to the normal reaction acting on the block. By the third law of motion‚ normal reaction is equal to the weight

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    Introduction The purpose of this lab is to determine: the coefficient of friction between a rubber stopper and a wooden ramp the coefficient of static friction between a wooden block and a wooden ramp the coefficient of kinetic friction between a wooden block and a wooden ramp The design of this experiment was done by placing a rubber stopper / wooden block onto a wooden ramp and tilting the ramp at a certain degree to cause the stopper / block to move. The measurements of the vertical distance

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    Forces Friction

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    wondered how forces link to our life? Everything we’ve learned in science has got me thinking about it. Forces are an essential part of our daily lives. Forces act on all objects. And we need force for everything we do‚ whether it’s a push‚ pull or twist. Force gives an object the energy to move‚ stop moving or change direction. Newton’s first law states that an objects velocity cannot change unless it is acted upon by a force. Here are examples of force in everyday life. A mother pushing

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    Friction Lab

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    Friction Friction Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 09-1.01 Objectives To provide an understanding of the concept of friction‚ and To calculate the coefficient of friction of an object by two methods. Materials From: Label or Box/Bag: Student Provides Qty Item Description: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 From LabPaq Ramp board: 3 - 4 feet long‚ 10 cm wide Can of soft drink or item of similar weight Friction block set-PK Protractor Scale-Spring-500-g Tape measure‚ 1.5-m Tape

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    Friction Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0262-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information

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    Coefficients of Friction

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    Coefficients of Friction Discussion: Friction is the force that resists motion and can be determined in either static situations or kinetic situations using the following equation: [pic] Static friction is the amount of friction that resists the start of motion and kinetic friction resists an object’s continued motion. The coefficient of friction depends on a number of factors including surface area and the types of surfaces in contact. The only way to determine a coefficient of friction is experimentally

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    Coefficient of Friction

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    Coefficient of Friction- Post Lab Abstract The purpose of the experiment was to determine to coefficient of friction on a block sliding across a horizontal plane‚ and on the same block sliding down an inclined plane. This was done by first testing block‚ and how much weight on a string was needed to move the block at a constant velocity using a pulley system. The block weighed 0.2385 kilograms‚ and needed a hanging mass of 0.05 kg to move at a constant velocity. This means the coefficient of

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