A Crookes radiometer is driven by a thermal gas effect, and not "light pressure" as often thought. Ben Krasnow demonstrates the radiometer in a vacuum chamber and explain its optimal running pressure.
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Showing posts with label Radiometer. Show all posts
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Sunday, 16 November 2014
How a Crookes radiometer works
Libellés :
Applied Science,
Fluids and Thermodynamics,
Radiometer
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