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Spinlab Featured on Popular Fluid Dynamics Website

The SpinLab is featured on a popular fluid dynamics website. SPINLab scientists used a tank, a record player, and dye to create an exciting video that illustrates the formation of Taylor columns. These striking columns are fluid dynamics phenomenon that occur as fluid moves around an obstacle in a rotating system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGfsW7gOLI

Posted on Sept. 24, 2014