Timeline for Physics of wheel slip?
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| Oct 27, 2015 at 22:13 | comment | added | K4KFH | How would I handle this if I don't have a defined distance? (I don't know how long the train's going to keep going) | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 18:29 | history | edited | PipperChip | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added further explanation of force and work.
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| Oct 27, 2015 at 18:19 | comment | added | PipperChip | @K4KFH use the principle of work, or force applied to an object over a distance gives you energy (work). W=Fd I'll add that to the answer. | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 17:51 | comment | added | K4KFH | apparently I misread that, upon reading it again that actually sounds like a better idea. Since kinetic energy is measured in Joules, how would I convert that to force to calculate acceleration? | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 15:36 | comment | added | PipperChip | @K4KFH That sounds fundamentally correct. You can also use the energy model I proposed, but it's up to you. | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 14:00 | comment | added | K4KFH | So could I model this with a cube on a table with a given coefficient of friction, and the net force on the train is the net force on the cube? Then if the cube slides on the table, the trains wheels are sliding by the same amount relative to the rails. Am I understanding this correctly? | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 2:46 | history | answered | PipperChip | CC BY-SA 3.0 |