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
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H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
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H1-02 SPEAKER AND CANDLE
Demonstrates longitudinal behavior of sound waves
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H1-03: BELLS
Use bells as a sound source Read More
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H1-04: BELL IN VACUUM - PORTABLE
Small version of the standard bell in vacuum demonstration Read More
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H1-11: MICROPHONE AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Show the wave shape of various sounds Read More
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H1-12: VISIBLE WAVEFORMS ON LARGE SPEAKER
Show the loudspeaker motion produced by waves of various shapes Read More
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H1-13 WAVEFORM GENERATOR, SPEAKER AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Demonstrates waveform and sound of standard waves
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H1-21: SPEED OF SOUND - PHASE CHANGE
Determine the speed of sound Read More
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H1-22: SPEED OF SOUND - USING PULSES
Determine the speed of sound in air Read More
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H1-24: SPEED OF SOUND IN HELIUM
Determine the speed of sound as a function of gas density Read More
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H1-25: SPEED OF SOUND BETWEEN TWO MICROPHONES
Measure the speed of sound by determining the travel time of a pulse between two microphones Read More
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H1-26: SPEED OF SOUND IN GARDEN HOSE
Direct measurement of the speed of sound in air Read More
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H1-27: SPEED OF SOUND - LISSAJOUS FIGURES
Measurement of the speed of sound in air using Lissajous figures Read More
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H1-31: SOUND LEVEL METER
Demonstrate use of a sound level meter Read More
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H1-32: WAVETEK AND AUDIO CART - EQUAL SOUND LEVEL STEPS
Illustrate the effect on the ear of successive changes of exactly 10 dB Read More
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H1-41: ULTRASONIC MOTION DETECTOR
Demonstrate how an ultrasonic motion detector works Read More
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H1-43: ULTRASONICS AND HEARING
Demonstrate that there exist ultrasonic waves with frequencies above the range of human hearing Read More
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H1-44: ULTRASONIC MOTION DETECTOR WAVE FORM
Show the wave form of the ultrasonic signal created by the ultrasonic motion detector Read More
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H1-51: AUDIOTAPE 42 MIN - SCIENCE OF SOUND - SHORT VERSION
Illustrate various audio phenomena Read More
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H1-52: AUDIOTAPE 82 MIN - SCIENCE OF SOUND - LONG VERSION
Illustrate various audio phenomena Read More
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H1-53: AUDIOTAPE 8 MIN - WOMB SOUNDS
Hear heartbeats Read More
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