Fluids and Motion
Check this out! Hold up 2 pieces of paper so that the edges are facing you and are about 4 cm apart Blow as hard as you can between the 2 sheets of paper
Daniel Bernoulli Swiss mathematician in 18th century
Bernoulli’s Principle fluid pressure decreases as the speed of the fluid increases
Ping pong ball in water? What happened to the ball in the running water? Why did this happen?
Blow on a piece of paper What happens? Why?
Attack of the Shower Curtain!
Bernoulli’s Principle The faster the fluid is moving, the lower the pressure it creates. It will move toward the low pressure!!!
Factors that affect flight: Lift Thrust Drag
Factors that affect flight: Fast air = low pressure Slow air = high pressure
1. Air has to travel faster on top of the wing and creates lower pressure. Slower moving air below the wing has higher pressure. This creates an upward force.
Lift - upward force on an object that moves in a fluid
3. Thrust – the forward force produced by the engine
Wing size Jet engines produce a lot of thrust so the wing size can be smaller.
Wing Size Gliders produce no thrust so the wing size must be larger
Birds and Flight
Birds Small birds must flap his wings faster to stay in the air.
Birds Large birds can flap slower and still stay in the air
How a Curve Ball Works
Drag force that opposes or restricts motion in a fluid
Opposes thrust Resists the movement of objects Caused by air not flowing smoothly across the surface Goes with the direction of the airflow
Reduce Drag
Drag Often caused by turbulence which is an irregular flow of fluids
Turbulence
Turbulence
Tailgate Up or Down?
Drag Lift is often reduced when turbulence causes drag
Factors that affect flight: Lift Thrust Drag
Blaise Pascal 17th century French Scientist Transmitting Pressure Through Fluids
Pascal’s Principle change in pressure in an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid
Examples:
Hydraulic Devices use Pascal’s Principle
Hydraulics Hydraulic devices use liquids because they cannot be squeezed into smaller areas easily
Hydraulics Hydraulic devices help move heavy objects by multiplying forces
Example: Small push on break can stop a large car