Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift

The sliding friction of elastomers has been investigated numerically and theoretically for the line contact between a cylindrical rigid indenter and a “frictionless” Kelvin–Voigt foundation. The onset of sliding under an abrupt increase in the drive velocity has been simulated with different boundar...

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Main Authors: Ken Nakano, Masaharu Kono
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2020.00038/full
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description The sliding friction of elastomers has been investigated numerically and theoretically for the line contact between a cylindrical rigid indenter and a “frictionless” Kelvin–Voigt foundation. The onset of sliding under an abrupt increase in the drive velocity has been simulated with different boundary conditions of the rigid indenter. When the rigid indenter is not allowed to move in any direction, just an abrupt change in the friction force appears, which is not accompanied by any transient processes. However, when the rigid indenter is able to move in the vertical direction, the transient sliding friction including three different time constants appears, resembling the typical transition from the static friction to the kinetic friction, in spite of no static friction considered in the simulation. The aforementioned drastic difference is caused by the “vertical lift” of the rigid indenter, which is induced by the damping of the Kelvin–Voigt foundation. In addition, the vertical lift strongly affects the characteristics of the steady sliding friction, which is explained well by using the critical velocity determined from the asymptotes in the master curve of friction coefficient.
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spelling doaj.art-34bcd081459047c18779d402ca5f1e202022-12-21T18:22:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering2297-30792020-07-01610.3389/fmech.2020.00038543370Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical LiftKen NakanoMasaharu KonoThe sliding friction of elastomers has been investigated numerically and theoretically for the line contact between a cylindrical rigid indenter and a “frictionless” Kelvin–Voigt foundation. The onset of sliding under an abrupt increase in the drive velocity has been simulated with different boundary conditions of the rigid indenter. When the rigid indenter is not allowed to move in any direction, just an abrupt change in the friction force appears, which is not accompanied by any transient processes. However, when the rigid indenter is able to move in the vertical direction, the transient sliding friction including three different time constants appears, resembling the typical transition from the static friction to the kinetic friction, in spite of no static friction considered in the simulation. The aforementioned drastic difference is caused by the “vertical lift” of the rigid indenter, which is induced by the damping of the Kelvin–Voigt foundation. In addition, the vertical lift strongly affects the characteristics of the steady sliding friction, which is explained well by using the critical velocity determined from the asymptotes in the master curve of friction coefficient.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2020.00038/fulltribologydynamicsrheologyelastomersKelvin-Voigt foundation
spellingShingle Ken Nakano
Masaharu Kono
Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
tribology
dynamics
rheology
elastomers
Kelvin-Voigt foundation
title Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
title_full Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
title_fullStr Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
title_full_unstemmed Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
title_short Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift
title_sort transient and steady sliding friction of elastomers impact of vertical lift
topic tribology
dynamics
rheology
elastomers
Kelvin-Voigt foundation
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2020.00038/full
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