ERIC Number: EJ985469
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Publication Date: 2012-Jul
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Determining the Drag Coefficient of Rotational Symmetric Objects Falling through Liquids
Houari, Ahmed
European Journal of Physics, v33 n4 p947-954 Jul 2012
I will propose here a kinematic approach for measuring the drag coefficient of rotational symmetric objects falling through liquids. For this, I will show that one can obtain a measurement of the drag coefficient of a rotational symmetric object by numerically solving the equation of motion describing its fall through a known liquid contained in a vertical tube. The experimental value of the drag coefficient of an object with a particular shape is obtained by measuring the fall distance of the object at any recorded time along its entire falling path. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Computation, Science Instruction, College Science, Kinetics, Scientific Concepts, Measurement Techniques, Motion, Equations (Mathematics), Science Experiments, Physics
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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