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Bernoulli's Principle: Explanation

Bernoulli's principle states that as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases. This principle explains how lift is generated in wings and sails. It is illustrated in examples such as the curved path of a baseball due to increased air pressure on one side, and how the shape of a sailboat's sail and keel create differing air pressures and speeds to generate lift and propel the boat through water.

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Bernoulli's Principle: Explanation

Bernoulli's principle states that as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases. This principle explains how lift is generated in wings and sails. It is illustrated in examples such as the curved path of a baseball due to increased air pressure on one side, and how the shape of a sailboat's sail and keel create differing air pressures and speeds to generate lift and propel the boat through water.

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Bernoulli's Principle

EXPLANATION
-Physical principle formulated by Daniel Bernoulli that states that as the speed of a
moving fluid (liquid or gas) increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.

APPLICATION
-An example of Bernoulli's principle is the wing of an airplane; the shape of the wing
causes air to travel for a longer period on top of the wing, causing air to travel faster,
reducing the air pressure and creating lift, as compared to the distance travel, the air
speed and the air pressure experienced beneath the wing.
-Baseball is an example of where Bernoulli's principle is very visible in everyday life,
but rarely do most people actually take note of it. One example in baseball is in the
case of the curve ball. The entire pitch works because of Bernoulli's principle. Since
the stitches of the ball actually form a curve, it is necessary for the pitcher to grip the
seams of the baseball. The reason as to why this is a necessity is that by gripping the
baseball this way, the pitcher can make the ball spin. This allows for friction to cause a
thin layer of air to engulf the misunderstanding of the baseball as it is spinning, but
since the ball is spinning in a certain manner, this allows for more air pressure on the
top of the ball and less air pressure on the bottom of the ball. Therefore, according to
Bernoulli's principle there should be less speed on the top of the ball than there is on
the bottom of the ball.
- Most people believe that sailing is just having a big sail and that when you put it up,
the wind just takes your boat and drags it along the sea. This is not 100% correct. This
is true only in the cases when the boat is moving with the wind, otherwise it is not
true. When the boat does not travel with the wind, it usually moves perpendicular to
the wind, and the boat moves not because the wind drags it along, but because of the
concept of lift, which as mentioned above and in the case of airplanes, is what
happens when either a liquid or a gas act on an object. The same way that Bernoulli's
principle works for creating lift in airplanes, it works for creating lift in sails. All sail
boats have two parts to it: a sail which points north and a keel which points on the
opposite direction. If the speed of the air increases on the sail, there is less pressure
on the sail, and conversely there is less pressure on the keel but a higher speed. Just
like with an airplane this produces lift and propels the sail to move in the water.

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