The Mechanisms determining the Rolling Motions of Bodies

Hourigan, Kerry (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
Thompson, Mark (Chief Investigator (CI))
Leweke, Thomas (Partner Investigator (PI))

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Project: Research

Project Description

Solving the mystery of how bodies can roll and what determines their terminal velocity.

Short title	Rolling Body
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	19/12/20 → 19/12/23

9 Article
1 Review Article

Effects of surface roughness on the drag coefficient of spheres freely rolling on an inclined plane
Nanayakkara, S. D. J. S., Zhao, J., Terrington, S. J., Thompson, M. C. & Hourigan, K., 1 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 984, 41 p., A13.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)
Fluid-structure interaction of a sphere rolling along an inclined plane
Houdroge, F. Y., Zhao, J., Terrington, S. J., Leweke, T., Hourigan, K. & Thompson, M. C., 10 May 2023, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 962, 35 p., A43.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

3 Citations (Scopus)
The inner and outer solutions to the inertial flow over a rolling circular cylinder
Terrington, S. J., Thompson, M. C. & Hourigan, K., 10 May 2023, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 962, 36 p., A31.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM)
Flame Sorrell (Manager) & Peter Miller (Manager)
Office of the Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure)
Facility/equipment: Facility