DCS # | DEMONSTRATION | REFERENCE | ABSTRACT |
2C40.00 | Turbulent and Streamline Flow | | |
2C40.01 | swimming bacteria | AJP 45(1),3 | A transcription of an interesting talk about the world of low Reynolds number. |
2C40.10 | streamline flow | PIRA 1000 | |
2C40.10 | streamline flow | 2C40.10 | The Cenco streamline flow apparatus. |
2C40.10 | streamline and turbulent flow | AJP 59(11),1051 | A simple streamline apparatus for use on the overhead projector that uses a ganged syringe ink source. |
2C40.10 | streamline flow | M-306 | A commercial apparatus to show flow around objects in projection cells. |
2C40.11 | streamline flow | 17-2.2 | Directions for construction a streamline flow apparatus that uses several potassium permanganate tracers. |
2C40.12 | streamlines | 17-2.6 | a simple gravity streamline apparatus. |
2C40.14 | streamlines on the overhead | AJP 37(9),868 | Flow is shown between two glass plates from a source point to a collection point. Dilute NaOH passes a ring of phenophthalein beads around the source generating colored trails. |
2C40.14 | inverse square law patterns | 17-8.2 | Inverse-square-law field patterns are illustrated by dyed streamlines of water flowing between two glass plates. Construction details in appendix, p. 620. |
2C40.16 | dry ice fog | M-307 | Some dry ice in a flask of warm water will produce a jet of fog that can be used with a fan to show the effects of various objects on air flow. |
2C40.17 | streamline design | M-312 | The effect of moving air on a disc and streamlined object of the same cross section is demonstrated. |
2C40.18 | fluid mappers | 17-8.1 | Several types of fluid mappers. Pictures and diagrams. Construction details in appendix, p. 614. |
2C40.20 | streamline flow - blow out candle | M-308 | Place a lighted candle on one side of a beaker and blow on the other side to put out the candle. |
2C40.21 | streamline flow - blow out candle | M-309 | A technique to blow a card over using upward curling streamlines. |
2C40.25 | Poiseuille flow | PIRA 1000 | |
2C40.25 | Poiseuille flow | 17-5.1 | Colored glycerine is placed on top of clear glycerine in a square cross sectioned tube and a stopcock is opened at the bottom to adjust flow. |
2C40.25 | streamline flow | M-310 | Watch the interface between clear oil on the bottom of a glass tube and colored oil on top as oil is drawn off the bottom. |
2C40.30 | vena contracta | M-254 | As a liquid emerges vertically downward, its jet contracts in diameter. |
2C40.50 | laminar and turbulent flow | PIRA 1000 | |
2C40.50 | laminar and turbulent flow | 2C40.50 | An ink jet is introduced at different rates into a tube of flowing water. |
2C40.50 | turbulent flow | Fk-3 | The velocity of a stream of ink is varied in smoothly flowing water. |
2C40.51 | Reynold's number | AJP 28(2),165 | A tapered nozzle introduces tracer fluid into a tube at the bottom of a reservoir. |
2C40.51 | Reynold's number | 17-7.1 | A device for varying the flow in a tube and introducing a tracer into the flow. Several hints. Reference: AJP 28(2),165. |
2C40.52 | Reynold's number | 17-7.2 | A funnel feeds methylene blue into a vertical tube with adjustable water flow. |
2C40.52 | Reynolds' number | 17-7.5 | Water with potassium permanganate flows through a vertical tube. Flow is varied and rate is determined by timing 1 liter. |
2C40.53 | Reynolds' number | 17-7.3 | The flow rate in a long thin brass tube is adjusted until spitting starts. Flow rate is determined by collecting water for a given time. |
2C40.60 | laminar and turbulent flow | 17-2.7 | Shadow project rising warm air flowing around objects. |
2C40.61 | streamline vs. turbulent flow | M-311 | Drop a ball into a viscous liquid or water. Shadow project a hot iron ball in slowly or rapidly moving air. |
2C40.63 | laminar and turbulent flow | 17-2.8 | The Krebs apparatus is used to show flow of water around objects. |
2C40.71 | laminar & turbulent flow | TPT 12(5),297 | A discussion of the various types of friction involving the air track. |
2C40.73 | stero shadowgraph | AJP 44(10),981 | On viewing fluid flow with stereo shadowgraphs. |
2C40.80 | weather maps | M-22c | Daily weather maps show large scale fluid dynamics. |
2C40.90 | Rayleigh-Taylor instability in Prell | AJP 53(5),484 | A air bubble rising in a tube of Prell shampoo demonstrates Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Other examples are given. |