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What is the principle behind centrifugation?
What is the principle behind centrifugation?
I understand the idea that you spin something around the centripetal force will cause an apparent force on the spinning system.
However I don't quite ...
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Spin-up time for fluid in an open cylinder with no endwalls?
I'm interested in how quickly (if at all) the fluid in an open cylinder would reach solid-body rotation if the cylinder is suspended vertically in an unbounded fluid.
I've found plenty of work that ...
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Why does dust stick to rotating fan propeller?
Why does dust stick to rotating fan propeller?
Intuitively, most people (including I) think of the dust will not stick to rotating fan propellers.
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Thank you for the great explanations. I am ...
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Which direction will Coriolis forces deflect a bubble?
If I throw a ball straight up, it deflects slightly to the west due to Coriolis forces. If instead I watch a bubble float up in water, is the bubble deflected west, east, or neither?
I think the ...
