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Friday, 13 June 2014 12:01

E2-62: SPIRAL GALAXY - WATER MODEL

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  • ID Code: E2-62
  • Purpose: Show that "permanent" spiral structure can exist as a wave which moves independently from the fluid
  • Description: Rapidly rotate the stirrer to produce a vortex, making the direction of rotation clear to the class. Spiral waves will then be seen initially rotating very slowly with the fluid, then stopping, and finally rotating in the opposite direction. Finally, by injecting food coloring in a line across the vortex it can clearly be seen that differential rotation would destroy the spiral structure if it were "fixed" to the fluid.
  • Availability: Available
  • Loc codes: OS7
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