Friction and Inclined Plane Kit

Item Number:

ES8 - Experiment

Engineering Apparatus for Undergraduate Courses

TecQuipment's Friction and Inclined Plane Kit (ES8) demonstrates kinetic and static sliding friction and rolling friction on bodies and between different surfaces on a flat or inclined plane.

This kit includes parts for experiments in friction and forces on a flat or inclined plane. The plane has an inclinometer and adjustment to allow the student to set the plane to any angle between zero and 90 degrees. The parts include different friction surfaces, a roller set, a rolling car or sled with adjustable mass and a simple roller.

The experiments introduce students to important engineering and scientific terms, such as the coefficient of friction, sliding friction and kinetic friction.

Students fit the different parts to the plane and apply masses. They learn how different surface finishes and mass affect friction and how surface angles and mass affect forces around a body on a plane.

The inclinable plane allows students to do the classic ‘forces on an inclined plane experiments’. It also shows the relationship between frictional forces and angles other than horizontal.

This versatile kit is part of a series that allows many experiments using different arrangements of their parts. Students, teachers or lecturers fit the parts of the kit to theWork Panel (ES1) (supplied separately) to study or show an engineering science topic.

TecQuipment supply a CD-ROM with the Work Panel (ES1). It includes all the worksheets, guidance notes and lecturer notes (with answers) needed for typical experiments with each kit. The selection of parts in the kits and the choice of fixing points on the work panel means that teachers or lecturers may extend the experiments to an even greater range.

Learning Outcomes

Forces on an Inclined Plane
Rolling and Sliding Friction on different surfaces
Kinetic and Static Sliding Friction between different surfaces
Surface angle and friction between different surfaces

Key Features

One of a series of 18 kits for experiments in fundamental engineering science topics
For use on any engineering course from foundation to postgraduate
Flexible and modular with sensible size parts, each kit fits onto the work panel (ES1) for experiments and simple classroom demonstrations
Supplied in a hard-wearing storage tray with a molded insert to hold parts securely and a graphical list to help check the kit contents
Rugged and durable parts for safe ‘hands-on’ experiments, allowing better understanding
Contains an inclinable fl at metal plate for experiments in frictional forces and the classic ‘forces on an inclined plane’ experiment