Lab 4: Pipe Clearing Fluid Transients

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Lab 4 apparatus: computer for instrumentation and data capture, air storage tank, pipe with bend that collects water. Detail view of solenoid valve and water entry. Force exterted on the pipe is measured by an LVDT supported as a cantilever. Water is poured into the pipe before opening the solenoid.