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Investigate different foot adaptations of water birds to see if they increase the speed of swimming.
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Test if different volumes of air will cause a balloon powered hovercraft to travel for longer periods of time. R Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation |
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Design Your Own Milk Carton Boat
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Investigate how submarines use propellers and stabilizing fins to move forward. R Investigate how submarines dive and surface by changing their buoyancy. R Determine how much weight can be supported by boat hulls of various volumes. R The effect of a boat hull shape on speed through water R S Build a real working hovercraft R
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Titanic’s sinking physics.
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Test ordinary objects for their aerodynamic and hydrodynamic properties by measuring the amount of drag they have. R Build a fin (bilge keel) that is best at keeping a boat from rocking. R Build a Gyroscope-based Water Vessel Stabilizer R Determine how changing the size of ellipsoids along one axis changes the speed at which they fall through liquids of varying viscosity and how the non-spheroid ellipsoids are inputted into Stokes' Formula for calculating viscosity. R The effects of drain size, depth of liquid, flow rate, inclusion of a solid object and viscosity of liquid on the size and strength of a whirlpool. R How the salinity of water influences the travel of a torpedo? R See if the density of a liquid exerts the same resistance to flow as the liquid's viscosity. R Investigate how the shape of a boat hull affects the drag force on the boat as it moves through the water. R Measure how the tilt angle of cylinders floating in water depends on the aspect ratio (length/diameter) of the cylinder. R Hovercraft Engineering: Maximizing Engine Thrust R Compare the forces on the Main sail and Jib sail of a CFJ sail boat in different wind conditions and directions to see if the forces are consistently proportionally to the difference in the surface area of the two sails. R See which shape (circle, triangle, or square) would travel the farthest distance when propelled through water. R Determine what sail shape, a triangle, square, rectangle or trapezoid will produce the fastest run for a "Land Yacht." R R R How does the weight and hull shape of an object affect its sinking rate through water? S Do Blade Angles and Number of Blades on a Propeller Change the Speed of a Hovercraft? R Explore The Hydrodynamics of Boat Hulls R Determing if changing a sail's depth or camber would affect how well the wing went upwind. R S Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation |
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Determine whether the biofouling of boat materials (fiberglass) could be avoided by the use of natural substances such as lime juice and olive oil when mixed with latex paint.
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The Efficiency of Fin Shapes of Members of the Scombroidei Sub-Order as Modeled by Mechanical Analogs R The effect of solutes on drag in an aqueous solution. R Build an ultra-simple hovercraft R R Investigate buoyancy considerations in submarine building R R R Explore the effect of a ship's hull material on its drag. R The Robins-Magnus Effect and the Effect of Traversing Different Fluid Media on the Velocity of a Rotating Solid Sphere R R R Investigate the possible application of airfoil wing shapes to hydrofoil craft to reduce drag when in the water. R R R Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation |
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