3D30.71 - Hoot Tube

Singing Tubes: Light the Bunsen burner and adjust the flame to uniformity.
Lower one end of the tube over the burner until an audible sound results.
Code Number:
3D30.71
Demo Title:
Hoot Tube
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Resonance in Pipes
Area of Study:
Acoustics
Equipment:
6 inch diameter, 6 ft. long Plexiglas tube, Large Bunsen Burner with Flame Screen, Matches of Grill Lighter, Small Bunsen Burner with Flame Screen, Small Glass and Plexiglas Tubes, Propane Gas Bottle and Valve.
Procedure:

See also 3D30.71 in Oscillations/Acoustics

Singing Tubes: Light the Bunsen burner and adjust the flame to uniformity. Lower one end of the tube over the burner until an audible sound results. 

References:
  • "Simple Sound Demonstrations", TPT, Vol. 36, # 1, p. 16, Jan. 1998.
  • Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., "The Chemical Harmonica", TPT, Vol. 19, # 1, Jan. 1981, p. 42.
  • Carl J, Naegele, "Resonance and Foghorns", TPT, Vol. 15, # 9, Dec. 1977, p. 559.
  • Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., "Photo - Singing Tubes", AJP, Vol. 76, # 8, Aug. 2008, p. 768.
  • Se- 5:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.
  • W- 210:  "Singing Pipes-Straw & Scissor",  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
  • S- 61:  Richard Manliffe Sutton, Demonstration Experiments in Physics.
  • George M. Hopkins, "Sound", Experimental Science, p. 146.
  • Robert L. Wild, "Singing Pipes", Low-Cost Physics Demonstrations, # 114, p. 68.
  • 1.14-1.15:  Charles Taylor,  The Art and Science of Lecture Demonstration, p. 31- 33.

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