Falling U-Shaped Chain Model

Simulate discrete falling chain dynamics with this tool.
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  • Freeware
  • Publisher Name:
  • Wolfgang Christian
  • Operating Systems:
  • Windows All
  • File Size:
  • 1.2 MB

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Falling U-Shaped Chain Model Description

Falling U-Shaped Chain Model is a small, Java based application, designed to help you simulate the dynamics of a discrete falling chain with total length L and n links. Each link is acted on by the force of gravity mg and by the link-link interaction. A freely falling object is released near the last link for comparison. The surprise is that the acceleration of the last link can be larger than g. Links in the model are assumed to be uniform rigid rods with mass m and length L/n connected by ideal joints. The first link is attached to a fixed point and the last link is releases a distance D from the fixed point. A small damping coefficient b is included to allow the chain to equilibrate to its hanging position below the fixed point.


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