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Understanding Bernoulli
Understanding Bernoulli
Have you ever thought why birds can fly so efficiently in the air?
or likewise the plane?
Bernoulli's Principle states that as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the
fluid decreases.
Therefore, the pressure in a moving fluids depends on its flow velocity (remember fluids =
water, air)
IN a steady flow of a fluid, the pressure of the fluid decreases when the velocity of the fluid
increases.
Bernoulli's principle is very important as it is used in the design of airplanes, boat hulls, fan
blades and cars.
An inverted filter funnel can hold a ping pong ball if you blow air through the funnel, it does not
drop down. Thats because the air flows around the ping pong ball at high speed and creating a
low-pressured area, the higher atmospheric pressure supports the ball from falling.
An inverted filter funnel can hold a ping pong ball if you blow air through the funnel, it does not
drop down. Thats because the air flows around the ping pong ball at high speed and creating a
low-pressured area, the higher atmospheric pressure supports the ball from falling
.
Now lets move on from ping pong to baseball. A pitcher occasionally tries to fool the batter into
a strike by throwing a curve ball. It seems to be heading straight into the strike zone but veers off
at the last minute. STRIKE! How do they do that?
Try blowing through two pieces of paper. Separate the papers slightly so you can blow air
through it. Instead of the paper being separated it will get nearer to each other. That's because the
faster air flow in the middle of the papers creating a lower-pressure region and the higher
atmospheric pressure pushes the paper so it gets nearer to each other.