Answer by user102111 for Rate at which a pendulum bob slows due to air...
There is extensive (100s of articles) lit. on the web regarding atmospheric drag and drag in general. A spherical bob and a very thin rod makes the problem very simple. One may use this graph:...
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You will note from the answers and comments already given that this is a complicated system to analyse.Two frictional force regimes have been suggested.One is $F_D= \frac12 \rho v^2 A C_D$ the...
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The pendulum motion is described by $\ddot{\theta} + 2 \gamma \dot{\theta} + \omega^2 \sin(\theta)= 0$, where $\theta$ is the angle from the vertical position, $\gamma$ is the dissipation coefficient,...
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Drag for a sphere is roughly proportional with velocity squared over a wide range of velocities (as long as the Reynolds number is reasonably large) and given by$$F= \frac12 \rho v^2 A C_D$$Where...
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I know that "perfect" pendulums would be able to swing forever, unperturbed by air resistance. However, since there is air resistance around us, pendulums (swinging bobs) slow down and move closer and...
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