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

Results of comparison experiments ~ The pressed state of the powder layer

When the disk slid on a pressed flour layer, the three phase characteristic described in the section of major results 3: The friction coefficient was not observed. 
On a pressed starch layer, some results displayed the three phases, while others did not. This difference seemed be caused by the unevenness of the powder layer.
The disk sliding on the pressed powder layer do not generally appear to decelerate  in steps, we compared m* for each condition. It is found that the friction coefficients for pressed powder were larger than for non-pressed powder.


Fig. 17. Friction coefficient versus a basal pressure of the disk.
:m* for pressed flour layer
:m* for non-pressed flour layer
:m* for pressed starch layer
:m* for non-pressed starch layer
:mB for flour layer in an different month
:without flour layer

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