Measurement of Friction Coefficient on a Powder Layer and Fluid Dynamic Study

Major results 4: The critical speed at which the friction coefficient change

The speeds at which the phase changed from B to C is judged by eyes (Fig. 11). In this paper we term this speed as "critical speed". These are plotted in Fig. 12 as a function of a basal pressure. However data of disks having small basal pressure were excluded as with the previous section. The critical speeds range from 2 m/s to 3 m/s and it is higher for higher basal pressures.

Fig. 11. The speed at which the state of slide changes from Phase B to C.


Fig. 12.
The speed at which the state of slide changes from Phase B to C versus a basal pressure of the disk.

Measurement of Friction Coefficient on a Powder Layer and Fluid Dynamic Study