Physics For: Mr Day Due: 01/04/08 By Rhys Webb Synopsis 1 Introduction 2 Brief history of Roller Coasters 2 Physics of roller coasters 2 Roller coaster Design 3 Analysis of Roller Coaster 4 1st Slope 4 2nd Slope 4 1st Dip 5 3rd slope 5 Loop 5 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 6 Appendix 6 Synopsis The context of this report is to design and analyse a roller coaster within the parameters of: a maximum “g” force of “4g’s”‚ a length of 40 to 100 seconds and has to be constructed
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“A roller coaster is considered any elevated track with curves and rises‚ carrying passengers in open‚ rolling cars for entertainment” (5). Today’s roller coasters appear to be tons of tubular metal intertwined around itself‚ but regardless of how big‚ fast‚ or gravity defying they are‚ they all use the same natural force – gravity. The more twisting‚ turning‚ flipping‚ and the faster a roller coaster goes‚ the more the coaster depends on the law of physics‚ not mechanics‚ to keep it moving. There
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Engineering in Roller Coasters Emanuel O. Contreras College Algebra Ch- ch- ch- ch- ch‚ as you’re entering your favorite amusement park‚ you hear the chain hills caring a cart full of people. Soon after the sound of the chains is replaced by people screaming as they go downhill at top speeds. Your stomach drops‚ the combination of fear‚ anxiety‚ and excitement build up more as you and your friends find a place to park in the maze of cars. You finally find an available spot and go
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Title: ROLLER COASTER Objectives: 1) To design and to build a functional roller coaster for a marble. 2) To investigate the conservation of energy of the marble and the centripetal force on the roller coaster at various locations. Introduction: A roller coaster is a complex machine that is a work of art as much as it is a physical structure. Physical principles are applied during the design and construction of roller coasters. Conservation of energy The principle of
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friends asked me to ride a roller coaster with them and I did not because of fear. I know fear held me back at that time‚ since I did not enjoy spending time with my friends‚ I had to be the one holding everyone’s bag‚ as well as wasting my money on a place that had nothing else to offer but roller coasters. Sometimes as a child‚ people can have sad or frightful experiences riding roller coasters‚ or being at an amusement park‚ which may develop a phobia of roller coasters later on in their life.
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favourite rides: ‘Kaboom’ (which works based on free-fall) and the roller coaster. The Physics of Roller Coasters How does a Roller Coaster work? Roller coasters have no engines (although many still tend to think they do) and are thus not propelled around the track by a motor. The transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy is what steers the roller coaster‚ and all of the kinetic energy required for the ride is present once the coaster goes down the first ‘hill’. Laws of Gravitation Gravitational
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Physics in Roller Coasters There is a lot of Physics in a roller coaster. It contains a lot of potential and kinetic energy‚ and also centripetal force. All of these factors will define how the roller coaster really works. As we all know‚ or some of us know‚ roller coasters doesn’t use engine to operate the ride. It depends on converting potential energy into kinetic energy. Cars will need a certain amount of pull or push to reach a certain peek of the track. Upon reaching the peak‚ the energy
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There are many functions of roller coasters such as the chain lift‚ catapult-launch lift etc. The first component is the chain lift the chain lift is a series of connected carts that move on tracks. The train has no engine nor power source the power is gravity and momentum. To build up this momentum(potential energy) the train needs to get to the top of the hill. The lifting mechanism is a long length of chain that runs up the hill under the track. The chain is a fasten loop and the chain on the
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Designing my roller coaster was pretty interesting. My roller coaster ended up being called the bombora extrandgana. My roller coaster has two crazy big loops and and 100 foot drop and some seat throwing turns. Let me tell you about my roller coaster. My roller coaster is a minute and a half for the average speed. Well getting into detail on the ride has some very descriptive vocabulary words. The feeling when you you first go onto the ride and you’re super scared but that’s not all. The scientific
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When I was younger‚ I used to love going to amusement parks because roller coasters fascinated me. These beastly machines are usually made of steel or wood‚ can go as fast as 120 miles per hour‚ and reach the height of 420 feet. It amazes me why average people like me would trade the tranquility of the ground to be high up in the air‚ being tossed around with such brutality and roughness‚ like vegetables in a food processor. Even still I enjoyed riding these fast amazing machines‚ sometimes so fast
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