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  2. Friction - Wikipedia

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    The friction coefficient is an empirical (experimentally measured) structural property that depends only on various aspects of the contacting materials, such as surface roughness. The coefficient of friction is not a function of mass or volume. For instance, a large aluminum block has the same coefficient of friction as a small aluminum block.

  3. Capstan equation - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the factor "153,552,935" (5 turns around a capstan with a coefficient of friction of 0.6) means, in theory, that a newborn baby would be capable of holding (not moving) the weight of two USS Nimitz supercarriers (97,000 tons each, but for the baby it would be only a little more than 1 kg). The large number of turns around the ...

  4. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    the intrinsic wave impedance of a medium (e.g. the impedance of free space) the partial regression coefficient in statistics, also interpreted as an effect size measure for analyses of variance; the eta meson; viscosity; the Dedekind eta function; energy conversion efficiency; efficiency (physics) the Minkowski metric tensor in relativity

  5. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... Note that bold text indicates that the quantity is a vector. ... coefficient of friction: unitless

  6. Darcy–Weisbach equation - Wikipedia

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    The proportionality coefficient is the dimensionless "Darcy friction factor" or "flow coefficient". This dimensionless coefficient will be a combination of geometric factors such as π, the Reynolds number and (outside the laminar regime) the relative roughness of the pipe (the ratio of the roughness height to the hydraulic diameter).

  7. Traction (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Traction can also refer to the maximum tractive force between a body and a surface, as limited by available friction; when this is the case, traction is often expressed as the ratio of the maximum tractive force to the normal force and is termed the coefficient of traction (similar to coefficient of friction).

  8. Belt friction - Wikipedia

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    The equation used to model belt friction is, assuming the belt has no mass and its material is a fixed composition: [2] = where is the tension of the pulling side, is the tension of the resisting side, is the static friction coefficient, which has no units, and is the angle, in radians, formed by the first and last spots the belt touches the pulley, with the vertex at the center of the pulley.

  9. Darcy friction factor formulae - Wikipedia

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    In this article, the following conventions and definitions are to be understood: The Reynolds number Re is taken to be Re = V D / ν, where V is the mean velocity of fluid flow, D is the pipe diameter, and where ν is the kinematic viscosity μ / ρ, with μ the fluid's Dynamic viscosity, and ρ the fluid's density.