Tornado Box

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Principle :   Turbulence and Vortex  
Area of Study :  Heat & Fluids   
Equipment :   Tornado box demonstration with rolling stand.  
Procedure :   Start the ultrasonic vaporizer and allow some mist to accumulate in the bottom of the box.  Then start the fan and using a variac, set it to a speed that gives a good vortex.  Turn on the lights and adjust their intensity until the vortex is clearly visible.
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   Web Sites

"Home Made hurricane",
http://bizarrelabs.com/
 

Bizarre Stuff, Brian Carusella Collection.   

 

William J. Beaty, "Tornado Generator Box." http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/amateur/tornbox.html

 


   References

H. Richard Crane, "Doppler Radar: The Speed of the Air in a Tornado", TPT, Vol. 27, # 3, March 1989, p. 212.

Haym Kruglak, "Barometric Autograph of a Tornado", TPT, Vol. 19, # 3, Mar. 1981, p. 182.

 

Kerry Emanuel, "Hurricanes: Tempests in a Greenhouse", Physics Today, August 2006, p. 74.

 

Steve Shropshire, Flame Tornado Demo, Idaho State University, Dept.of Physics, Box 8126, Pocatello, ID 83209.



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