Scientists examine the flow of liquid at the contact between randomly rough surfaces

A team of scientists from Italy and Germany has recently developed a model to predict the friction occurring when a rough surface in wet conditions (such as a road on a rainy day) is in sliding contact with a rubber material (such as a car tire tread block) in an article to be published shortly in the European Physical Journal E.

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Scientists examine the flow of liquid at the contact between randomly rough surfaces