Zendri, G. and Gratton, L. M. and Lopez-Arias, T. and Oss, S. (2010) Flying with the right principles at hand: An interactive lab to understand the physical origin of lift. Il nuovo cimento C, 33 (3). pp. 89-94. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
A set of simple laboratory experiments aimed to understand the physical origin of lift is presented. The experiments are realized with simple materials and the use of multimedia reference sources (movies, computer simulations, flow visualizations) is extensively applied in order to put forward otherwise complex fluid dynamical concepts. Emphasis is put in the individuation and correction of commonly found misconceptions or wrong principles regarding, in particular, the concept of pressure, the role of viscosity, the flow behavior around an airfoil, the domain of applicability of fluid dynamical principles, the role of flow curvature in attaining lift and the dynamical mechanisms at the basis of flight.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Educational aids ; Audio and visual aids |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2020 17:38 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2020 17:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16871 |
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