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Crypto asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 2 decades ago

Floating Ping Pong Ball Experiment Help?

Firstly, i set up a blower (i.e. reversed vaccum cleaner) and place a ping pong ball in the airflow.

Bernoulli's principle and some common sense explains this but i would like some help in working out the equations for when i tilt the blower. The ping pong ball stays in the airflow until 50 degrees. Please can you help

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Sure. When you tip the air stream, the ball begins to exert a normal force on the dynamic pressure wall by Fn = mgcos(angle). When the normal force exceeds the dynamic pressure, the ball falls.

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