Tornado Vortex - Tornado Tube

 

Code Number: 2C50.30

Demo Title: Tornado Vortex - Tornado Tube

Condition: Good

Principle: Turbulence and Vortex

Area of Study: Fluids

Equipment: 

Tornado Tube Assembly.

Procedure:

Spin the water in the tornado tube assembly and watch the vortex form. Note that the faster the water spins the larger the vortex.

References:

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University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Question #172
University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Answer #172
 
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