The Sliding of a Rigid Indentor Over a Power Law Viscoelastic Layer

1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nachman ◽  
J. R. Walton

The problem of the sliding of a rigid asperity over a power law viscoelastic layer is examined in the realistic limit of infinite (dimensionless) layer thickness. For a contact interval of unit length, asymptotic expansions for the normal traction over the interval together with several other physically relevant quantities (e.g., the friction coefficient) are developed in terms of an appropriate asymptotic sequence of powers of the (dimensionless) layer thickness.

Author(s):  
Byung-Chan Lee ◽  
Kwang-Joon Kim

Abstract In vibration analysis of sandwich beam/plates, it is often assumed that there occurs shear deformation only, i.e. no extension or compression, in the core viscoelastic layer. Certainly, this assumption may have limitations, for example, with increase of the core thickness or frequency range of vibration. The purpose of this paper is to consider the extentional as well as shear strain of the core for modal parameter estimation of the sandwich plates and to investigate how much error will be caused by neglecting the extension or compression in the core material. Natural frequencies and modal loss factors are estimated for a simply supported square plates under each of the above two assumptions. Nondimensional characteristic equations are formulated and solved for various ratios of the base layer thickness to plate length, core to base layer thickness, and constraining layer to base layer thickness.


Coatings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Xie ◽  
Shihao Feng ◽  
Yongheng Qi ◽  
Ailong Cui

Coatings are normally employed to meet some functional requirements. There is a kind of self-generated coating during use, such as the transfer layer during sliding, which may greatly affect the tribological behavior. Although the transfer layer has aroused much attention recently, the formation of the transfer layer closely depends on the service conditions, which need to be further studied. In this paper, the effects of sliding speed, normal load, and duration of wear test on the transfer layer thickness during friction of Ni/PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) composites were experimentally investigated. The formation mechanism of transfer layer and the relationships between tribological properties and transfer layer thickness were analyzed in detail. It was found that the transfer layer thickness increased with increases of sliding speed and normal load; and after a period of wear test, the transfer layer thickness remained stable. The transfer layer thickness correlates linearly with the friction coefficient and wear volume of the PTFE composites. With the increase of the transfer layer thickness, the friction coefficient decreased, while the wear volume increased, which means that a uniform, thin, and stable transfer layer is beneficial for the reduction of friction and wear of the polymeric composites.


1998 ◽  
Vol 09 (06) ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. de Lima ◽  
C. Moukarzel ◽  
T. J. P. Penna

A computational study of sliding blocks on inclined surfaces is presented. Assuming that the friction coefficient μ is a function of position, the probability P(λ) for the block to slide down over a length λ is numerically calculated. Our results are consistent with recent experimental data suggesting a power-law distribution of events over a wide range of displacements when the chute angle is close to the critical one, and suggest that the variation of μ along the surface is responsible for this.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Vázquez Martínez ◽  
David Piñero Vega ◽  
Jorge Salguero ◽  
Moises Batista

Purpose The evaluation of novel materials such as the acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) for tribological and mechanical conditions can provide a structural protection against the environmental and wear effects that results in the long-term integrity of the 3 D printed parts. Results of the experimental stage are intended to identify the influence of the printing conditions on the functional characteristics of ASA parts that results in variations of the friction coefficient, wear rate and tensile response. In addition, this study aims to highlight the relevance of printing parameters to avoid the use of chemical post-processing stages, increasing the performance and sustainability of the process. Design/methodology/approach In this research, an evaluation of the influence of printing parameters of layer thickness and temperature on the mechanical and tribological response have been carried out for ASA specimens manufactured by fused filament fabrication technology. For this purpose, a range of three different values of thickness of fused layer and three different printing temperatures were combined in the manufacturing process of tests samples. Mechanical behavior of the printed parts was evaluated by standard tensile tests, and friction forces were measured by pin-on-disk tribological tests against steel spheres. Findings Higher layer thickness of the printed parts shows lower resistance to tribological wear effects; in terms of friction coefficient and wear rate, this type of parts also presents lower tensile strength. It has been detected that mechanical and tribological behavior is highly related to the micro-geometrical characteristics of the printed surfaces, which can be controlled by the manufacturing parameters. Under this consideration, a reduction in the coefficient of friction near to 65% in the average value was obtained through the variation of the layer thickness of printed surfaces. Originality/value This research aims to fill a gap in the scientific literature about the use of specific additive manufacturing materials under dynamic contact. This paper is mainly focused on the influence of the manufacturing parameters on the tribological and mechanical behavior of a weather resistant polymer (ASA).


1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Zheng ◽  
N. Phan-Thien ◽  
V. Ilic

This paper reports theoretical and numerical studies on a flow of a general viscoelastic fluid past a needle placed at the centerline of a cylindrical tube, supplemented by a comparative experimental study. It is shown that the drag per unit length on the needle, which is assumed to be infinitely long, depends on the fluid viscosity only, whatever the first and second normal stress differences may be. This general theory is then specified to obtain solutions for the power-law and the Phan-Thien-Tanner fluids. The power-law fluid results provide a general technique for obtaining flow curves of non-Newtonian fluids from the measured drag forces on falling needles. This is achieved by using KU/R as the effective shear rate, where U is the terminal velocity of the needle, R is the radius of the tube, and K is a function of the power-law index n and the system geometry a/R (where a is the radius of the needle). The effect of the aspect ratio of the needle on the drag force is investigated numerically using a boundary element method for the flow of Phan-Thien-Tanner fluid. Experimentally, a flow curve was obtained for a kerosene solution of PIB (3.39 percent by weight), using falling needles of aspect ratio greater than 40 in a circular cylinder. The result compared well with Carri-Med 50 CS rheometer data.


1984 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Walton

In a previous paper, the title problem was solved for a homogeneous power-law linearly viscoelastic half-plane. Such material has a constant Poisson’s ratio and a shear modulus with a power-law dependence on time. In this paper, the shear modulus is assumed also to have a power-law dependence on depth from the half-plane boundary. As in the earlier paper, only a quasi-static analysis is presented, that is, the enertial terms in the equations of motion are not retained and the indentor is assumed to slide with constant speed. The resulting boundary value problem is reduced to a generalized Abel integral equation. A simple closed-form solution is obtained from which all relevant physical parameters are easily computed.


1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ramamurty ◽  
K. Narasimha Rao ◽  
K. N. Seetharamu

An integral approach to the theoretical analysis for the skin friction of a non-Newtonian, power-law-fluid flow over a wedge is presented, when the inertia terms in the boundary-layer equations are small but need consideration. The method adopted for the solution of the equations considers an integrated average value of the inertia terms in the momentum equation. The values of the velocities and the boundary-layer thickness obtained from the hydrodynamic analysis are used for the calculation of the thermal-boundary-layer thickness. A linear velocity profile is assumed for the flow field within the thermal boundary layer as the fluids chosen for the analysis are high-Prandtl-number fluids. The results of the skin friction and the rates of the heat transfer are tabulated for a number of values of the flow behaviour index, n, varying from 0.05 to 5.0. This analysis is applicable to viscous polymer solutions having high Prandtl numbers.


Author(s):  
Noor Afzal

The two-dimensional turbulent wall jet on a flat surface without free stream is analysed at a large Reynolds number, using the method of matched asymptotic expansions. The open mean equations of the turbulent boundary layer are analysed in the wall and wake layers by the method of matched asymptotic expansions and the results are matched by the Izakson–Millikan–Kolmogorov hypothesis. In the overlap region, the outer wake layer is governed by the velocity defect law (based on U m , the maximum velocity) and the inner layer by the law of the wall. It is shown that the overlap region possesses a non-unique solution, where the power law region simultaneously exists along with the log law region. Analysis of the power law and log law solutions in the overlap region leads to self-consistent relations, where the power law index, α , is of the order of the non-dimensional friction velocity and the power law multiplication constant, C , is of the order of the inverse of the non-dimensional friction velocity. The lowest order wake layer equation has been closed with generalized gradient transport model and a closed form solution is obtained. A comparison of the theory with experimental data is presented.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5258-5262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yi Fan ◽  
Meng Han

According to the 95 landslides of field investigation and literatures, the topographic types of landslide movement were divided into river, ladder and linearity. Based on the power-law relationship between the volume and equivalent friction coefficient of non-block landslides, the topographic influence coefficients were studied which were influenced by the landslide volumes and occurrence mechanisms. Because of different volumes of seismic landslides and rainfall landslides, the influence coefficients of topography were significant different. It indicated that the disaster-causing mechanism of landslides not only closely related with the landslide volume, but also were controlled by topographic types and occurrence mechanisms.


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