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I've received an inquiry regarding our research on bobsled. Unfortunately we were unable to continue and ceased all operations nearly two years ago. Designing a boblsed and boblsed components became too costly and too difficult to test. Additionally sourcing the designated steel...
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I am conducting an experiment with bobsleigh runners. I'm basically looking for the best type of lubricant to reduce friction between the ice and the steel runner. Should I be looking into greases? teflon? polyurea coatings? What would be the recommendations of some experts in the field...
Terry, that is a very interesting point about the haul's of ships. For the races you're right, the guidelines are very strict, the purpose of this thread was to develop ways in training to achieve higher speeds to teach the pilots to react to steering a few kms/hr more. So the things discussed...
All very good points which have been raised here. The basic problem is in order to work within the rules you must use the pre-made blade which is the 304L stainless. Any modifications must be made discretely so drilling holes to release wax or some kind of lubricant would be a brilliant idea but...
One additional thought as well. I had heard rumours of a technique used by the german team where the steel was heated and then dipped in a vat of wax. The theory was that during the race the friction between the 304L would heat the steel, releasing the wax from the pours. The waxy surface would...
I agree with what TomWalz mentioned above. It seems it is advantageous to create a situation where there is a layer of melted ice (water) between the steel and the ice. Heating the blades isn't an option because it too rapidly melts the ice at the start and quickly cools down. If you could...
Very interesting contributions everyone!
You've certainly given me a lot to think about and research.
I should have mentioned this before but the steel is 304L stainless and that unfortunately cannot be changed, so however I intend to speed up the steel it must be done with the 304L.
With...
I absolutely agree. I've read several articles which confirm that the harder steel will be faster on ice. Here is the tricky part, the blades for the bobsled can only be made from a certain type of stainless, its partly a rule thing and partly what the manufacture's choose to use. So unless...
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First post on this very cool and helpful forum. I'm looking for some creative feedback on an issue I'm currently researching. So here we go, any feedback is greatly appreciated.
I am currently researching the relationship between steel blades and ice in the sport of bobsleigh. I've...
