A hurricane for physics students.
| Autor: | Mayo, Ned |
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| Zdroj: | Physics Teacher; Mar94, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p148, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 4 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: | Presents the author's use of hurricanes to teach the integration of basic mechanics in physics. Suitability of the method for a first college course in engineering mechanics; Prediction of windspeed; Use of windspeed to calculate total kinetic energy; Fluid vortex centered on the hurricane's eye; Assumption of the existence of vertical airflow within the eyewall annulus. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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