Fluids > Fluid Dynamics > Bernoulli Effect DCS# 2C20.30

BALL SUPPORTED BY AN AIR STREAM


APPARATUS
air track blower
201A
ping pong or styrofoam ball
202-14-E4/202-16-D
    or
heat gun
202-11-A
ping pong ball
202-14-E4


DESCRIPTION
Place the ball in the upward-directed air stream and it should remain supported by it, even if the air hose or blower is tilted through small angles.

NOTES

If using the Daedalon blower, remove the stopper from the second port to reduce the air pressure.

REFERENCE

The Physics Teacher 53, 264 (2015)