Laminar flow

Apparatus
PIRA: 
2C10.01
Area: 
2 Fluid Mechanics
Topic: 
2C Dynamics of Fluids
Concept: 
Flow Rate

 

Use a drinking straw to create two or three columns of color in a cell filled with corn syrup. Turn the handle (counting the turns!) to "mix up" the colors. Turn the handle in the opposite direction to reform the columns.

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