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Episode 41: Flotation and Fluid Mechanics

Episode 41: Flotation and Fluid Mechanics

FromThe Science of Everything Podcast


Episode 41: Flotation and Fluid Mechanics

FromThe Science of Everything Podcast

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Dec 25, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A discussion of the behaviour of fluids, including an overview of the concepts of fluid pressure and Pascal’s Principle. I also discuss Archimedes’ principle of buoyancy and its application to why objects float, and Bernoulli’s Principle of the relationship between fluid speed and pressure, and how this can be applied (and misapplied) to explaining how aeroplanes fly. Recommended prerequisites: Episode 13 Newtonian Mechanics, Episode 27 Intermolecular Bonds and Phase Transitions.
Released:
Dec 25, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

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Here I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.