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RKD89
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I have fairly basic questions.
How do wheels roll on a surface ? As in what should be the ideal Coefficient of Friction between the wheel surface and the ground, for conditions like "no-slips"
What I understand is if there is no friction between the wheels and the ground , the wheels would keep spinning with slips ( wheel won't have forward motion , will have pure rotational motion )
On the other hand if there is significant friction between the wheels and the ground , there will be power losses due to friction ie the frictional forces would try to retard a wheels rolling motion .
So how do you transmit max power to wheels , without the wheels spinning and without having too much friction losses , what should be the optimum Coefficient of Friction?
Guys Please correct me if my concepts/understanding is wrong
How do wheels roll on a surface ? As in what should be the ideal Coefficient of Friction between the wheel surface and the ground, for conditions like "no-slips"
What I understand is if there is no friction between the wheels and the ground , the wheels would keep spinning with slips ( wheel won't have forward motion , will have pure rotational motion )
On the other hand if there is significant friction between the wheels and the ground , there will be power losses due to friction ie the frictional forces would try to retard a wheels rolling motion .
So how do you transmit max power to wheels , without the wheels spinning and without having too much friction losses , what should be the optimum Coefficient of Friction?
Guys Please correct me if my concepts/understanding is wrong