Fluids
Surface Tension
Force of Surface Tension
Capillary Action
To demonstrate the force of surface tension.
Statics of Fluids
Static Pressure
Atmospheric Pressure
To demonstrate that pressure depends only on depth and not container shape.
To show that highly pressurized fluid can be used to lift heavy objects.
To demonstrate atmospheric pressure is strong enough to crush a large metal drum.
Density & Buoyancy
To show pressure increases with depth in a liquid.
To demonstrate buoyant force.
2B40.25 Cannonball in a Battleship
To demonstrate the buoyant force an object experiences depends on its volume.
To show the relationship between density and buoyancy.
To show that an increase in density causes an object to sink.
2B40.41 Hydrostatic Equilibrium
To show a balloon rests in midair when the buoyant force of the air equals the force of gravity.
To demonstrate that an object floats or sinks in a liquid depending on how its density compares to that of the liquid.
Siphons, Fountains, & Pumps
To show water flows through a siphon due to atmospheric pressure.
To demonstrate Pascal’s Law.
Dynamics of Fluids
Flow Rate
Forces in Moving Fluids
To demonstrate that pressure is a function of depth.
To show the differential rotation of a tank of water.
To show fluids moving through constricted sections of a tube have lower pressure.
To illustrate a jet of fast flowing fluid is drawn to surfaces.
Viscosity
To illustrate Bernoulli's Principle.
2C20.37 Shape of a Stream of Falling Water
To show the cross section of a stream of water decreases as it accelerates due to gravity.
To show two metal plates are held together by a strong air current.
To demonstrate terminal velocity.
Vortices
Non-Newtonian Fluids
To show how the viscosity of a fluid affects its rate of flow through a tube.
To show that a vortex can be formed by centripetal force.
To demonstrate the behavior of a non-newtonian fluid.
2C60.50 Planatary & Atmospheric Modeling
This device can demonstrate a wide variety of fluid flow behavior that models Planetary & Atmospheric phenomena.