We investigate the motion of a nano tippe top, which is formed from a C60 fullerene, and which is assumed to be spinning on either a graphene sheet or the interior of a single-walled carbon nanotube. We assume no specific geometric configuration for the top, however for example, the nano tippe top might be formed by joining a fullerene C60 with a small segment of a smaller radius carbon nanotub...

This paper describes the behavior of a rolling piston in a rolling piston type rotary compressor under various operating conditions. Kinematic behavior of the rolling piston is discussed with attention to the friction forces acting on the rolling piston and the vane. Emphasis is on the following simulation approach. (1) The equation of motion of the rolling piston is solved in conjunction with ...

We present two geometric descriptions of the frictional properties of a rigid body sliding on a planar surface. The limit surface LS, from classical plasticity theory, is the boundary of the set of all possible frictional forces and moments that can be sustained by the frictional interface. Zhukovskii’s moment finction is the frictional moment as a function of the instantaneous center of rotati...