WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Mass Sliding Down a Rotating Inclined Tube with Friction

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t
0.254
θ
0.457
Ω
3.
μ
0.01
A particle of mass
m
slides from the center of a rotating tube at an angle
θ
with a vertical bar. The angular velocity
Ω
and the friction coefficient
μ
determine the direction in which the particle slides.