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CSEF · 2002

Does Ball Speed Increase the Effect of Spin?

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals To determin if the speed that a ball is traveling will increase or decrease the effect of spin. Methods/Materials I hace constructed a wind tunnel that I have used to blow h…

CSEF · 2002

Electrostatics: Dirod Enhancement

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My goal is to make the dirod, an electrostatic generator, the most effective it can possibly be. The first step that I took towards this goal was to test the rod material to…

CSEF · 2002

Energy Crisis! Is Hydrogen the Solution?

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if the efficiency of a solar hydrogen system can be improved to produce and use hydrogen effectively as an energy carrier, using the natural and…

CSEF · 2002

Flight of Discovery

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals I believe that the rocket that I have built will fly 350 # 1500 feet into the atmosphere with a type G engine. Methods/Materials Estes rocket g-force kit ; Recovery system (…

CSEF · 2002

Floating on Air

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals To test the kinetic and static friction of a home-built hovercraft on five different surfaces. Methods/Materials We built a hovercraft using plywood, plastic, pipe fittings,…

CSEF · 2002

Fuel Cells: Power of the Future?

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals I did this project to test a simple hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell designed by the Schatz Energy Research Center. I wanted to show that the simple fuel ce…

CSEF · 2002

Gone with the Wind

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals My goal in this experiment was to determine the effects of blade size, angle of positioning, and direction of wind on a windmill. In this experiment I believed that the prop…

CSEF · 2002

Good Vibrations

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals My goal in doing this project was to study how the length of a resonator affects the amplitude of sound that a vibraphone bar gives off. Methods/Materials A decibel meter wa…

CSEF · 2002

Heat Conductivity

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment is to determine which type of metal will conduct heat the fastest: Aluminum, copper, bronze, silver nickel and steel. Methods/Materials I used…

CSEF · 2002

Hidden Power

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My goal was to build a generator (like Lord Kelvin's electrostatic generator) that runs on the power of falling water droplets, see if it worked, and see how long regenerati…

CSEF · 2002

Hovercraft Skirts

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals ABSTRACT The Hovercraft is a modern invention, which glides on a cushion of air. A fan pushes down the cushion of air into a rubber #skirt#. A skirt surrounds the hovercraft…

CSEF · 2002

How Antenna Design Affects Signal Strength

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals I hope to find a better antenna design. that will improve my access points range in one direction. Methods/Materials I will be testing five different antenna designs made ou…

CSEF · 2002

How Colors Absorb Heat

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find out how objects of different colors absorb heat from sunlight differently. I believe that darker colors will absorb heat from sunligh…

CSEF · 2002

How Does Acceleration Affect Force?

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn about Newtons second law of physics and how acceleration affects force. I belive that the more acceleration the object requires, the more force it w…

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