Speed of Sound in Air By: James Chen Lab Partner: Jin Zhang and Jake Salpeter Phys 130‚ Lab section: EE11 TA: Khaled Elshamouty Date of lab: October 29‚ 2013 Introduction Sound is a longitudinal (compressional) wave caused by a vibrating source. In this experiment‚ we use standing sound waves created by the tuning forks to determine the speed of sound in air in a tube when it reaches different resonances. In this lab we focused primarily on using standing sound waves (compressional
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Air pollution has become one of the most important concerns of the local authorities of Latin- American cities. Bogotá‚ like as other urban centers in South America such as Sao Paulo‚ Mexico City and Santiago de Chile‚ shows significant levels of air pollution‚ levels that may represent a high risk for the population’s health and certainly a reduction in the quality of life of its inhabitants. Bogotá‚ capital of Colombia‚ is one of the largest cities of Latin America; with a population of around
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I have two positive and one negative characteristic that define me as a person. Humorous‚ Athletic and Hot Tempered‚ being humorous brightens up dull moments are awkward moments during conversations‚ Athleticism helps me keep my body in shape and stays active for many other things‚ Hot Tempered is something that needs to be worked on as it can get me in some trouble with others who are also Hot Tempered as well. These Characteristics define my personality. My first positive trait is being Humorous
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The Stasi were omnipresent in the lives of many East Germans that they even created their own dance known as the Lipsi. The Lipsi was a dance invented by a GDR committee‚ which was the regimes attempt to create a trend for the masses (Funder 127). This dance was a conservative dance that did not emphasize in the hips‚ rather in the feet. Funder stated‚ “The makers of this dance had plundered every tradition they could find and painstakingly extracted only the sexless moves” (Funder 127). The regime
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Louis Armstrong “The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings” Louis Armstrong Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment “Little Louis” Armstrong was born — like so many who shaped American music — poor‚ black‚ and on the far side of the American Dream. His date of birth was August 4‚ 1901‚ although he believed that he was born on the Fourth of July‚ 1900. He never knew his father‚ who abandoned the family when Armstrong was an infant‚ and his mother‚ Maryann‚ worked at whatever jobs she could
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unattended. PROCEDURE: A. Lighting a Burner (see page 7) 1. Close air adjustment. Open air adjustment by rotating barrel 2 times. 2. Close gas adjustment valve. Open gas adjustment valve at least 2 times. 3. Strike match and hold flame at the top of the burner. 4. Turn gas on at main gas valve. 5. Adjust height of flame to 8-10 cm. (flame may be yellow or blue.) 6. Close air vents for luminous yellow flame. Open the air adjustment for blue and double-cone blue flames. 7. Draw burner and
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The city of Desert Hot Springs (DHS) has been in difficult financial struggles because of their first bankruptcy. Now‚ the city has been having an on going debate on whether they should get rid of the Police Department or make more budget cuts. Doing this is a huge mistake because not only will it affect the residents of DHS it will also leave the city vulnerable. If the residents don’t feel safe who’s to say they won’t leave the city and move somewhere else. This will then cause stores to lose money
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SizAir Elimination & Control In-Line Air Separators The AC models of air separators deliver all the quality and performance you expect from Taco products. They are built to last with shell‚ heads and ANSI flanges with ASME constructed for 125‚ 150‚ 250 and 300psi working pressures all while providing outstanding performance in the field‚ up to a maximum operating temperature of 375˚F. The AC product line is available in standard sizes from 2” through 20” to meet the needs of a broad range of
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TY MECHANICALENGINEERING AIR POWERED CAR A Seminar Report On ³AIR POWERED CAR ± FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION´ Submitted By: GANESH N. NAIK THIRD YEAR DIPLOMA DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL S.H JONDHALE POLYTECNIC (DOMBIVLI WEST) UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFF.VINOD THOMBRE PATIL DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL S.H JONDHALE POLYTECNIC (DOMBIVLI WEST) Page 1 of 36 TY MECHANICALENGINEERING AIR POWERED CAR DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL CERTIFICATE This Is to Certify that Mr
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Evolution of Air Power The Beginning The use of the expression ‘air power’ was first recorded in H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The War in the Air’ in 1908.1 However‚ according to Professor Tony Mason the official birthday of air power has arbitrarily been selected as 1893‚ when a Major Fullerton of the British Army had presented a paper to a meeting of army engineers in Chicago in which he prophesied that the impact of aeronautics foreshadowed ‘as great a revolution in the art of war as the discovery of
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