Post Date
Apr 19 2024

Design and Development of Electromagnetic & Thermodynamics Experimental Suite for National University of Technology (NU-TECH)

The project consisted of crafting seven experimental setups including: 
 
• Craters in sand

• Newton’s cradle observed by video tracking

• Oscillations observed through webcam

• Rotational mechanics and angular momentum

• Collisions on an air track and conservation of momentum

• Dynamics of water discharge through a cylinder

• Energy conservation in two dimensions 
 
The equipment included home-grown data loggers (Physlogger), handcrafted apparatuses for rotational mechanics, home built mass balances (Physload), a linear air track with 3D printed gliders and home-made photo-gates for the study of conservation of momentum, webcams and software codes for video tracking simple harmonic motion, studying the mechanisms of crater formations and observing the transfer of energy and momentum in the famous Newton’s cradle. All of the locally developed hardware has been crafted with the support of Qosain scientific under HEC’s Technology Development Fund programme.