Comments on: How to find the optimal banking speed for a luge track? http://www.secretfinance.com/blog/how-to-find-the-optimal-banking-speed-for-a-luge-track/ Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Algol http://www.secretfinance.com/blog/how-to-find-the-optimal-banking-speed-for-a-luge-track/comment-page-1/#comment-2201 Algol Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:15:38 +0000 http://www.secretfinance.com/blog/how-to-find-the-optimal-banking-speed-for-a-luge-track/#comment-2201 The equation you have is correct for a frictionless surface. I would think that a luge track may be considered very nearly frictionless. The equation you have is derived from considering the normal force as the force causing centripetal acceleration. Perhaps you should research luge tracks to find various curvature radii and typical speeds for those curvatures, you then could use your equation to calculate the banking angle(s). Whether or not there is an optimal banking speed, I can't really say. The equation does show that the closer the banking angle to the vertical, the faster the speed that can be achieved. The equation is obviously limited to angles less than 90 degrees.<a href="http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/types-of-personal-bankruptcy.htm"> Algol</a> The equation you have is correct for a frictionless surface. I would think that a luge track may be considered very nearly frictionless. The equation you have is derived from considering the normal force as the force causing centripetal acceleration.

Perhaps you should research luge tracks to find various curvature radii and typical speeds for those curvatures, you then could use your equation to calculate the banking angle(s).

Whether or not there is an optimal banking speed, I can’t really say. The equation does show that the closer the banking angle to the vertical, the faster the speed that can be achieved. The equation is obviously limited to angles less than 90 degrees. Algol

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