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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I3-01: BAROMETER - ANEROID TYPE
Indicate air pressure. Read More
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I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem. Read More
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I3-03: GALILEO'S THERMOSCOPE
Measure very small pressure changes. Read More
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I3-04: GALILEAN THERMOMETER
Illustrate a very heat-sensitive device. Read More
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I3-10: LUNG FUNCTION MODEL
Show how air pressure differences cause the lungs to expand and contract. Read More
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I3-11: WATER BAROMETER - BOTTLE COLLAPSE
Demonstrate the pressure in a water column. Read More
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I3-12: WATER BAROMETER - CAN CRUSHER
Illustrate a result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-13: INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
Show one result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air. Read More
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I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-17: COLLAPSE OF CAN - PORTABLE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force. Read More
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I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure. Read More
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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP. Read More
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I3-32: ISOBARIC EXPANSION OF AIR
Demonstrate expansion of air without change in pressure. Read More
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I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled
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I3-35: SOLAR BAG
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I3-41: BOYLE'S LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrate Boyle's law. Read More
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I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS
Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law. Read More
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I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits. Read More
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I3-51 CHARLES' LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrates Charles' law
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I3-52: CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER - ABSOLUTE ZERO
Determine the value of absolute zero. Read More
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