Fluids > Fluid Dynamics > Magnus Effect DCS# 2C20.80

FLETTNER SHIP MODEL



APPARATUS
Flettner ship model 202-16-A
string 202-02-C3
hose to air supply 201A


DESCRIPTION
This shows the transverse force on a rotating cylinder in a moving air stream.  Pull the string to spin the cylinder about a vertical axis.  Use the air track air supply to direct a stream of air from the side.  The cart will move forward.

REFERENCES
 
VMI F-265;
Sutton M-300;
Meiners 17-2.4.
See http://www.idra.unige.it/~irro/cilindro_e.html for animations showing airflow, pressure, forces on spinning cylinder in airstream.
Tom Greenslade's website includes info about Flettner rotorships:
http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Miscellaneous/Rotor_Ship/Rotor_Ship.html