How do fuel separators work? | Live Experiments (Ep 17) | Head Squeeze
359Mechanical engineer Rob Bell explains what fuel separators on ships are and how they work. It's a great experiment that you can easily try at home.
Centripetal Force: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/cf.html
More fuel separator Info: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/what-is-a-fuel-water-seperator
10 most famous ships in history: http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-famous-ships-in-history.php
Quiz on famous ships: http://www.triviabug.com/lists.php?id=miscellaneous&listid=38a&title=Famous%20Ships
Recipe:
IMPORTANT: You will need one sober adult with a sense of scientific wonder to be present....
The things you will need to carry out this experiment are: A jug filled with 200ml of water, 200ml of vegetable oil, some sand/grit, an empty 500ml clear bottle, some duct tape and some card to make a funnel.
1. Bend your piece of card to make your own funnel or use a funnel if you have one
2. Fill your bottle up around a 1/5 of the way with some sand/grit
3. Next pour in 200ml of Water
4. Now fill the remainder of your bottle up with vegetable oil
5. Give the bottle a good shake to mix up the bottles contents
6. Place your bike upside down and wedge your bottle into the spokes of one of the bike's wheels
7. Now quickly spin the bikes wheel for around 30 seconds
8. Once the wheel has slowed to a stop take your bottle from the wheel.
9. This should have separated the oil to the top of the bottle leaving the waste products at the bottom.
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