Liquid Nitrogen Cannon, 1H11.30

Topic and Concept:

Newton's Third Law, [:Newtons3RDLaw#Recoil: 1H11. Recoil]

Location:

Cabinet: [:MechanicsCabinet:Mechanic (ME)]
Floor Item [:MechanicsCabinetBayA1:(A1)] attachment: mainPhoto

Abstract:

A homemade aluminum cannon with a 3" bore diameter and nearly 34" long bore length is mounted on two 24" bicycle wheels and shoots either rubber stoppers or bottles filled with sand with the use of only liquid nitrogen converting into nitrogen gas pressure to show recoil.

Equipment	Location	ID Number

apparatus	ME, Bay B1, Shelf #2
all other parts	ME, Bay B1, Shelf #2
...	ME, Bay B1, Shelf #2

Important Setup Notes:

Setup and Procedure:

List steps for setup then procedure.
...

Cautions, Warnings, or Safety Concerns:

Do Not fire cannon into audience.
The rubber stopper expelled with enough force to severely dent drywall at a distant of 70 feet away from the cannon.

Discussion:

Discuss the physics behind the demonstration, explaining some of the various steps of the demonstration when appropriate.

attachment: photo

Videos:

[https://www.youtube.com/user/LectureDemostrations/videos?view=1 Lecture Demonstration's Youtube Channel]

References:

Concept for our design was obtained from, [http://www.physics.uci.edu/~demos/mechanics.html U.C.I]; [http://www.physics.uci.edu/~demos/pdf/mechanics/1h11.30-liquid_nitrogen_cannon.pdf UCI's liquid_nitrogen_cannon.pdf].

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Liquid Nitrogen Cannon, 1H11.30