Neurolinguistics and Fundamental Physics

SRP Air Table - Description

• PARTS INDEX
• CLICKABLE DETAILED DRAWING of the SRP Air Table
• Description of Operation
• Available Packages and Major Accessories
• Other Accessories

To identify a specific part, examine the Detailed Drawing of the Air Table. The names of the various parts are mentioned. They are also presented in alphabetical order in the section following the detailed drawing.

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Description of Operation

Exhibited since 1975 in various Physics Shows, the SRP Air Table is now widely used in Canada and the USA.

OPERATION

The air is supplied to the pucks from the top. The pucks float freely over the table. Both pucks, which are electrically connected to the Sparktimer, plot their path on the paper (clear dots at regular, known intervals). The result is a LIFE SIZE GRAPH (45 cm x 58 cm) ready for immediate study of FRICTIONLESS MOTION.

• No strobelight or camera required
• Produces a giant life size graph
• A variety of standard accessories allow a surprising array of experiments on relative motion

POSSIBILITIES

• Qualitative and quantitative experiments.
• All manners of collisions: direct hits, perfectly elastic, semi-elastic or even perfectly non-elastic collisions.
• Study of quantity of movement and energy
• Study of acceleration of movement, linear or parabolic (missiles).
• Mesurement of "g"
• Kinetic and potential energy
• Gravitational ellipsis. Demonstration of the epicyclic trajectories of earth and moon around the sun
• Center of mass
• Simple harmonic motion
• Damped oscillations in a viscous medium
• Pulsed oscillations (study of sine waves)
• Etc... The only limit to the uses of this instrument is the imagination of the teacher.
• While many areas of study drift toward heavy use of the computer screen, this instrument allows easy and very visually descriptive hands on experiments

SPECIFICATIONS

• Surface area: 58 X 58 cm
• Leveling: Three adjusteble legs
• Steel Puck size: 550g each (plus one 160g auxiliary mass)
• Air Supply: Compressor with integrated motor
• Pressure: 5psi to 10psi max.
• Sparking rates: 100 frequencies, from 1 cps to 100 cps
• Weight: 11.6Kg (25lbs) net.

OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST

• Easy to set up (a few minutes) and easy to use
• Clear trajectories with PRECISION timing
• Robust construction, no maintenance required
• Minimal operation const, less than $0.05 per experiment
• Heavy steel pucks moving frictionlessly on air cushions diminish the already very small error factor

Detailed Drawing of the SRP Air Table

Parts Index