Vortex Appartus

Vortex Appartus

•    A low-voltage, variable-speed motor rotates the vessel about its vertical axis.
•    A speed-control unit, sited away from the main apparatus, controls the speed of rotation.
•    To produce a forced vortex, students add water to the rotating vessel until it is about half full.
•    A forced vortex forms.  
•    The surface falls rapidly towards the centre and produces an air core.
•    Students measure the surface profile using the traverse probe.
•    The traverse probe can move both horizontally and vertically, and both axes have linear scales.
•    Students can also measure distribution of total head by replacing the traverse probe with a Pitot tube.
•    After a few minutes the vortex becomes constant, and students can measure the surface profile using the traverse probe.

Vortex Appartus ALTEC Laboratory Equipments and ALTEC Laboratory Instruments Tenders.