1G20.76 - Float Accelerometer - Suspended Ball or Balloon Accelerometers
Code Number: 1G20.76
Demo Title: Float Accelerometer - Suspended Ball or Balloon Accelerometers
Condition: Good
Principle: Free Fall
Area of Study: Mechanics
Procedure:
See this Rutgers University physics webpage. https://demos.physics.rutgers.edu/index.php?d=191 The demonstrator in the YouTube video is David Maiullo from Rutgers University.
References:
- Ah Reum Yang, Yu Chen, Hee Ra Kim, Yu Jin Ahn, Jung Bog Kim, "The Relative Motion When Accelerating the Container of an Object Submerged in a Fluid", TPT, Vol. 62, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 110.
- Hector A. Munera, "The Principle of Equivalence: Demonstrations of Local Effective Vertical and Horizontal", TPT, Vol. 48, #2, Feb. 2010, p. 131.
- Morton Tavel, "Reference Frames", TPT, Vol. 41, #4, April 2003, p. 197.
- N. Gauthier, "The Equivalence Principle and the Dynamics of an Accelerated Helium-Filled Balloon", TPT, Vol. 40, # 8, Nov. 2002, p. 474.
- Vincente M. Aguilella, Antonio Alcaraz, Patricio Ramirez, "Inward "Centrifugal" Force on a Helium-Filled Balloon: An Illustrative Experiment", TPT, Vol. 40, #4, April 2002, p. 214.
- David Kutliroff, "32 - Accelerometers", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments for Teaching Physics, p. 73.
- David Kutliroff, "68 - Simple Harmonic Motion Is Displayed and Analyzed With a Pendulum and Accelerometer", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments for Teaching Physics, p. 150.
- "Robert Ehrlich, "C.9 - Ping-Pong-Ball Buoy Anchored to a Weight in a Jar", Turning the World Inside Out, p. 31.
- James Cunningham, Norman Herr, "2.3.2 - Accelerometer", Hands-On Physics Activities with Real-Life Applications, p. 78.
- Bobby Mercer, "Cork Accelerometer", Junk Drawer Physics, p. 16.