Scientists examine the flow of liquid at the contact between randomly rough surfaces
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of scientists from Italy and Germany has recently developed a model to predict the friction occurring when a rough surface in wet conditions (such as a road on a rainy day) is in sliding contact with a rubber material (such as a car tire tread block) in an article to be published shortly in the European Physical Journal E.