The traction developed between a thin flexible web, wrapped around a non-vented, rotating cylindrical roller is studied experimentally and theoretically. A series of eight webs representing a wide range of surface roughness characteristics are traction-tested against the same roller over a wide speed range. A mathematical model that couples air film pressure, web deflection, and asperity deformations is used to model the web/roller interface. An optimization technique is used to estimate the asperity compliance function parameters based on the experimental results and the mathematical model. A new model for determining the asperity engagement height, for surfaces with non-Gaussian peak height distribution, is proposed when the roughness of both surfaces is taken into account. Results are presented that indicate the viability and utility of the new methods.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
rotors, materials handling, traction, rough surfaces, mechanical contact
Topics:
Friction, Rollers, Surface roughness, Traction
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