Dynamics of Fluids
F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Create large smoke rings and illustrate the circular vortex.
F4-34: SIPHON BALANCE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate properties of the siphon using a counterintuitive example.
F4-33: PYTHAGOREAN CUP
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the siphon in a surprising way.
F4-25: CYCLONE IN A BOTTLE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate vorticity in a perhaps tricky way.
F4-23: WATER PENDULUM
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Show the surface of a container of water in a swinging pendulum.
F4-22: SPINNING WATER BUCKET
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the reaction force on spinning water and the shape of the water surface.
F4-21: LIQUID IN SPINNING SPHERE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Show the behavior of a liquid when subjected to a centripetal force.
F4-13: FLUID FLOW MODEL
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
For use as a model in developing equations for fluid flow.
F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate laminar and turbulent flow.
F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate how a parachute quickly reaches its terminal velocity.
F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Compare the viscosities of water and mineral oil.
D5-12: CORIOLIS EFFECT - WATER JET
Category: D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose:
Model the Coriolis effect.
D2-03: CANS ON INCLINED PLANE - WITH AND WITHOUT WATER
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Illustrate the effect of moment of inertia on rolling acceleration.
G4-14: SPOUTING BOWL
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate resonance in a dramatic way