RPstress, Thanks for your response. You are correct we try and get that thin layer of water but we're still worried that the material we use now, although it creates that water layer, still is creating too much friction.
We are allowed to coat our steels with what ever we want we currently...
Hey Tom, Thanks for your reply and all others thank you.
Tom is correct there was a thread about 4 years ago:
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=118794
I have no clue who that person was and if he/she is still around on the team that is why I started a new thread. Also technology has...
I'm a member of the US luge team. As the Olympics come up next year we are looking for a new type of material for our runners. If you're not familiar with luge it's a sport measured to the thousandth of a second (.000). The slider rides down an iced track which is chilled from 26 degrees to -20...
I'm a member of the US luge team. As the Olympics come up next year we are looking for a new type of material for our runners. If you're not familiar with luge it's a sport measured to the thousandth of a second (.000). The slider rides down an iced track which is chilled from 26 degrees to -20...
