Plexiglas Column, Catch Basin, and Large Beaker with Water
Plexiglas Column with Holes and Catch Basin

 

Code Number: 2C10.10

Demo Title: Three Hole Can Experiment - Velocity of Efflux

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Pressure vs. Water Head Height

Area of Study: Fluids

Equipment: 

Plexiglas Column with Holes, Catch Basin, Mounting Platform and Ring, and Large Beakers with Water.

Procedure:

Mount the Plexiglas column on the platform at a height so that the water will shoot into the catch basin.  Fill the column with water and observe the Pressure vs. Water Head Height relationships as demonstrated by the water streams.

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University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Question #78
University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Answer #78
University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Question #79
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Video Credit: Jonathan M. Sullivan-Wood

2C10.10 - Three Hole Can - Velocity of Efflux

 

2C10.10 - University of Maryland QOTW #78

 

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