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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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-02: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - SUPERPOSITION OF PULSES
Demonstrate constructive and destructive interference using pulses. Read More
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G3-03: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - REFLECTION OF PULSES
Demonstrate reflection of pulses from fixed ends and free ends.
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G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate standing waves. Read More
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G3-05: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - PARTIAL REFLECTIONS
Show that a wave will be partially reflected at a point where the impedance changes. Read More
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G3-06: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - IMPEDANCE MATCHING
Show that no reflection occurs when the impedance of the load (absorber at right) matches the impedance of the wave machine. Read More
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G3-07: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TAPERED TRANSFORMER
Useful for obtaining a reasonably good impedance match between the two large segments of the Shive machine. Read More
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G3-08: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FABREY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-09: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FREQUENCY FILTERING
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-10: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - BRANCHING
Demonstrate branching and recombining with two wave machines in parallel. Read More
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G3-11: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - RESONANCE ABSORPTION
Demonstrate resonance absorption of wave energy by a mass-on-spring system. Read More
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G3-20: WAVE APPARATUS
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal wave motion. Read More
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G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END
Show reflections at a free end. Read More
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G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Show travelling waves. Read More
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G3-25: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - IMPEDANCE MISMATCH
Show partial reflections and dependence of wave speed on density of the medium. Read More
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G3-26: AIR TRACK - LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate longitudinal waves with a series of spring-coupled air track gliders. Read More
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G3-27: AIR TABLE - TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves using an air table. Read More
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G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
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G3-29: SUSPENDED SLINKY - PORTABLE
Show longitudinal and transverse traveling waves and standing waves. Read More
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G3-31: Spring and Horns
Show sound waves from a mechanical wave Read More
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G3-41: WAVE MODELS - PROJECTION
Demonstrate standing waves, travelling waves, and superposition of waves. Read More
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G3-42: TORSIONAL WAVES
Demonstrate wave phenomena such as traveling waves, standing waves, and reflection of waves Read More
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G3-43 WHIP
Illustrates transverse wave motion.
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G3-45: RESONANCE OF WIRES
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-46: STANDING WAVES IN A WIRE LOOP
Illustrate circular standing waves; to use as a model of stationary states in atoms corresponding to standing waves of electrons… Read More
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G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied. Read More
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G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
Demonstrates standing waves on a thin string
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