Friction
Friction
Friction
There
are 3 main
types of friction:
(1)sliding(kinetic)
friction,
(2) rolling friction,
and
(3)fluid
friction(viscosity).
1.
Sliding friction
Static friction
If F is less than Fr (written as
F < Fr), there is no motion an
d the objects remain static wit
h respect to each other. In thi
s case, the friction is consider
ed static friction, which mean
s it is not moving.
Rolling friction
When a ball or wheel is in
contact with a solid object and a
force is applied to the wheel, it
will start to roll due to the friction
at the point of contact with the
other surface. This is
the starting friction for a
wheel.
Causes of rolling friction
They are surface roughness of
the materials, molecular
attraction or adhesion between
the materials, and deformation
resistance in the case of soft
materials.
Once the wheel starts rolling,
there is a resistive force that
slows the wheel's motion on the
other surface. This is called
rolling friction.
Fluid friction
When a solid object is in
contact with a fluid, such as a
liquid or gas, and a force is
applied to either the object or
the fluid, there is a friction
force that resists the motion.
Static and kinetic
If the viscosity or thickness of
the fluid is great, there may
be no movement due to static
friction.
Causes of fluid friction are
turbulence effects from
surface roughness and
deformities, molecular
attraction or adhesion
between the materials, and
deformation resistance of the
fluid.