Dynamics of Fluids
I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force.
F5-32: CURVE BALL
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate a curve ball as an example of the Magnus effect
F5-31: MAGNUS EFFECT - FLETTNER'S SHIP
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate the Magnus effect.
F5-24: VENTURI TUBE WITH WATER - MANOMETERS
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate the Venturi effect in water.
F5-11: AIRPLANE WING
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate the pressure difference across an airplane wing.
F5-10: CHIMNEY DRAW WITH WATER
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate the concept of chimney draw.
F5-08: MARBLE IN WATER JET
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate levitation by a water stream.
F5-07: SPOOL AND CARDBOARD
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate properties of fluid flow in a counterintuitive way.
F5-05: SMALL BALL AND FUNNEL - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate the Coanda effect.
F5-04: LARGE BALL AND FUNNEL - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrate the Coanda effect in a dramatic way.
F5-03: THIN METAL SHEETS - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate a fluid-flow model of the vocal folds.
F5-02: BALL ABOVE MOVING CART - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate levitation of a ball by an air stream.
F5-01: TOY CAR AND BALL - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate levitation of a ball in a cute way.
G1-53: SHM - CAN IN WATER TANK
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate one form of SHM.
F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Show the range of water jets from different heights along a water column.
F4-61: HERO'S FOUNTAIN
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate fluid dynamics in a perhaps surprising way.
F4-53: ARCHIMEDES' SCREW
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate a pump mechanism invented by Archimedes.
F4-52: FORCE PUMP - MODEL
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the operation of a force pump.
F4-51: VACUUM PUMP MODEL
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate how a mechanical vacuum pump works.
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C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Demonstrate F = ma Read More
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C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
Illustrate the experimental basis for Newton's second law of motion Read More
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C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
Illustrate the numerical technique by which a computer carries out integration of the equation a = F/m Read More
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C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases Read More
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C4-12: ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE
Illustrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer accelerating down an inclined plane Read More
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C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape Read More
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C4-14: AIR TRACK - ACCELEROMETER
Demonstrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer Read More
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C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
Illustrate the affect of density on acceleration in a counterintuitive way Read More
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C4-21 ATWOOD MACHINE
Illustrate the second law of motion. Experimentally determine the acceleration due to gravity Read More
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C4-22: HORIZONTAL ATWOOD MACHINE
Demonstrate the Horizontal Atwood Machine quantitatively Read More
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C4-23: ATWOOD MACHINE WITH HEAVY PULLEY
Illustrate the effect of a heavy pulley on the Atwood Machine Read More
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C4-31: AIR TRACK - THE ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY
Experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity Read More
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C4-32: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - DISK AND FEATHER
Demonstrate that bodies of extremely different densities fall with equal acceleration in the absence of air friction Read More
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C4-34: GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
Show that the acceleration of bodies in free fall is independent of mass Read More
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C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
An easily observable terminal velocity experiment Read More
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C4-42: TERMINAL VELOCITY - FEATHER
Illustrate terminal velocity Read More
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C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
Illustrate terminal velocity quantitatively Read More
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C4-51: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN BEAKER
Demonstrate weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-52 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-53 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS ON SPRING
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-54: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MAGNET AND KEEPER
Illustrate weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system Read More
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C4-62 DROPPED SLINKY
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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