Abstract
It is shown both by experiment and also by numerical simulation that for a vertically hanging folded chain the free part, if released, is falling faster than a free falling body under gravitational acceleration. A qualitative explanation of this paradoxical phenomenon is given by showing that a downpulling force at the fold is created. In the simulation this force is also calculated quantitatively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-168 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | ACTA MECHANICA |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |