Re: speed of sound experiment

[Sam Sampere <sampere@suhep.phy.syr.edu>]

Then place a bunsen burner under your pipe!!  Get temperature vs. speed
data.  It's too cool, or is it really hot??

Sam


On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, brian whatcott wrote:

> At 10:13 9/15/97 -0400, you wrote:
> > ...
> > You'll get a string of pulses (all non-inverted for two open ends)
> > corresponding to the sound returning to the end with the mic. If you close
> > one end, the pulses are inverted each trip.
> > ...
> > John E. Gastineau 
>
>
> Some interesting discoveries for people expecting the speed of sound
> for free air, when they compare an open vs closed end tube, and when
> they vary the diameter of the tube.
>
>  If a suction pump could be contrived of a water pipe with an airseal,
> it would be helpful to show just how little effect the air density has.
>
>
> brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
> Altus OK