Tribology Online (Sep 2012)

Frictional Coefficient under Banana Skin

  • Kiyoshi Mabuchi,
  • Kensei Tanaka,
  • Daichi Uchijima,
  • Rina Sakai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2474/trol.7.147
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. 147 – 151

Abstract

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We measured the frictional coefficient under banana skin on floor material. Force transducer with six degrees of freedom was set under a flat panel of linoleum. Both frictional force and vertical force were simultaneously measured during a shoe sole was pushed and rubbed by a foot motion on the panel with banana skin. Measured frictional coefficient was about 0.07. This was much lower than the value on common materials and similar one on well lubricated surfaces. By the microscopic observation, it was estimated that polysaccharide follicular gel played the dominant role in lubricating effect of banana skin after the crush and the change to homogeneous sol.

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