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13. Experiments With Hele–Shaw Cells

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In this series of articles, the authors discuss various phenomena in fluid dynamics, which may be investigated via tabletop experiments using low-cost or home-made instruments. The thirteenth article in this series demonstrates some experiments with Hele–Shaw cells.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721 302, India

    Bigyansu Behera & Chirag Kalelkar

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Behera, B., Kalelkar, C. The Inveterate Tinkerer. Reson 23, 601–607 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0653-8

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