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Surface Tension
Fluid Statics
Fluid Dynamics: Torricelli's Law; Air Driven Devices; Venturi Tube and Qualitative Verification of Bernouilli's Equation; Toilet paper gun; Airplane Wing in Wind Tunnel; Air Flow Dynamics; Terminal Velocity in Glycerin and Water; Terminal Velocity of Coffee Filters; Laminar and Turbulent Flow; Tornado Vortex; Vortex Cannon

Terminal Velocity in Glycerin and Water

Purpose:

To demonstrate the effect of the drag forces in different liquids.

Procedure:

Set two tubes one filled with water another with glycerin side by side and flip them over so that the balls inside start dropping. Observe the onset of the terminal velocity.

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Equipment:

Glycerin Tube
Water Tube