It’s the time of year when new Gallery of Fluid Motion videos start popping up online. We’ve already featured several and no doubt there will be more to come. Today’s Keep reading
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Wave Tank
A new wave tank facility opening at the University of Edinburgh promises new capabilities to simulate ocean wave behavior. The circular 25m diameter wave tank is lined with 168 wave Keep reading
Reader Question: Does Flow Viz Alter Flow?
Reader gorbax asks: I’ve been wondering for a while, actually, how do we know when the method of flow visualization doesn’t actually alter the flow of a fluid itself? This Keep reading
Titan’s Vortex
The timelapse animation above shows a swirling vortex above the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan. It completes a full rotation in about nine hours, significantly quicker than the 16-day Keep reading
Fire Tornado
An artificial fire tornado makes for fascinating viewing. The box fans are positioned around a central firepit such that they impart the angular velocity needed to create a vortex. I’ve Keep reading
How Mosquitoes Fly in the Rain
One might think that rainfall would keep the mosquitoes away, but it turns out that rain strikes don’t bother these little pests much. Because the insect is so small and Keep reading
Fixing Potholes with Oobleck
Shear-thickening non-Newtonian fluids like oobleck become more viscous as force is applied to them. This behavior causes them to form finger-like structures when vibrated, makes it good liquid armor, and even enables Keep reading
Reynolds Stress
[original media no longer available] From reader jessecaps who hung it on the office door. I expect this joke will make sense to very few but as someone who once dabbled Keep reading