Non Newtonian Fluids

This is in preparation of Science Festival 2013

Event: ScienceFestival2013

Application

What to send in

• what we do
  • experiments with corn starch

• what we need
  • water
  • if possible flat floor (water tends to flow downhill)
  • cleaning possibility for the public
  • TV screen for showing videos

Ideas

NOT:

The classic run over the pool setup is well known and will produce a lot of mess. Also it needs a big quantity of liquid.

YES:

Experiments to be done on tables showing the different properties. Flowing, vibration, impact.

• On a speaker cone, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zoTKXXNQIU
• The Weissenberg effect, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npZzlgKjs0I
• The Kaye effect, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX4_3cV_3Mw

Science?

• Build a working model of the molecules