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  2. Net force - Wikipedia

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    The sum of the net force and torque is called the resultant force, which causes the object to rotate in the same way as all the forces acting upon it would if they were applied individually. [ 2 ] It is possible for all the forces acting upon an object to produce no torque at all.

  3. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. Force density – Forging – Four-bar linkage – Four-stroke cycle – Four wheel drive –

  4. Glossary of engineering: A–L - Wikipedia

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    [167] [168] Drag force is proportional to the velocity for a laminar flow and the squared velocity for a turbulent flow. Even though the ultimate cause of a drag is viscous friction, the turbulent drag is independent of viscosity. [169] Drag forces always decrease fluid velocity relative to the solid object in the fluid's path. Drift current

  5. Friction torque - Wikipedia

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    The small black vector arrow represents the frictional force caused by the bar sliding across the second bar (grey). In mechanics, friction torque is the torque caused by the frictional force that occurs when two objects in contact move. [1] Like all torques, it is a rotational force that may be measured in newton meters or pounds-feet.

  6. Orders of magnitude (force) - Wikipedia

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    Maximum force of a molecular motor [8] 10 −11 10 −10 ~160 pN Force to break a typical noncovalent bond [8] 10 −9 nanonewton (nN) ~1.6 nN Force to break a typical covalent bond [8] 10 −8 ~82nN Force on an electron in a hydrogen atom [1] 10 −7 ~200nN Force between two 1 meter long conductors, 1 meter apart by an outdated definition of ...

  7. Non-contact force - Wikipedia

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    The most familiar non-contact force is gravity, which confers weight. [1] In contrast, a contact force is a force which acts on an object coming physically in contact with it. [1] All four known fundamental interactions are non-contact forces: [2] Gravity, the force of attraction that exists among all bodies that have mass. The force exerted on ...

  8. Specific force - Wikipedia

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    Specific force (SF) is a mass-specific quantity defined as the quotient of force per unit mass. S F = F / m {\displaystyle \mathrm {SF} =F/m} It is a physical quantity of kind acceleration , with dimension of length per time squared and units of metre per second squared (m·s −2 ).

  9. Simple machine - Wikipedia

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    A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load.