Rotating Convection

Causing convection in a rotating system

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Water tank
Material: Acrylic board walls
1mm thick pyrex glass base and cover
Height: 6cm
Depth: 20cm
Width: 20cm

The tank was built like a set of nested boxes, so by changing the middle box, the depth of the working fluid can also be changed.3)

Working fluid
Water
 
Visualization
Liquid crystal capsules were used to make the temperature visible.
 
Experimental process
After placing the water tank on the rotating table, by putting cold water in the section above the working fluid to be observed, and warm water below it, a temperature gap is caused, which results in convection.