Alternative setup for estimating reliable frequency values in a ripple tank

Ana Luna; José Luján; Daniel Malca; Miguel Nuñez-Del-Prado; Luis Mantilla García

doi:10.1109/EDUNINE.2017.7918181

Alternative setup for estimating reliable frequency values in a ripple tank

Ana Luna, José Luján, Daniel Malca, Miguel Nuñez-Del-Prado, Luis Mantilla García

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce an innovative, low-cost and easy experimental setup to be used in a traditional ripple tank when a frequency generator is unavailable. This configuration was carried out by undergraduate students. The current project allowed them to experiment and to study the relationship between the wavelength and the oscillation period of a mechanical wave, among other things. Under this setup, students could evaluate the mechanism not only qualitative but also in a quantitative fashion with a high degree of confidence. The results obtained for the propagation speed of the mechanical waves in different media with this alternative design coincided with those acquired using a commercial device designed for this purpose.

Original language	English
Pages	52-56
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE.2017.7918181
State	Published - 4 May 2017
Event	EDUNINE 2017 - IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education - Balancing Generalist and Specialist Formation in Technological Carriers: A Current Challenge, Proceedings - Duration: 2 May 2017 → …

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Conference	EDUNINE 2017 - IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education - Balancing Generalist and Specialist Formation in Technological Carriers: A Current Challenge, Proceedings
Period	2/05/17 → …

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Ripple tank
frequency generator
oscillations and mechanical waves
photogate

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Luna, A., Luján, J., Malca, D., Nuñez-Del-Prado, M., & Mantilla García, L. (2017). Alternative setup for estimating reliable frequency values in a ripple tank. 52-56. Paper presented at EDUNINE 2017 - IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education - Balancing Generalist and Specialist Formation in Technological Carriers: A Current Challenge, Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE.2017.7918181

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Luna, A, Luján, J, Malca, D, Nuñez-Del-Prado, M & Mantilla García, L 2017, 'Alternative setup for estimating reliable frequency values in a ripple tank', Paper presented at EDUNINE 2017 - IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education - Balancing Generalist and Specialist Formation in Technological Carriers: A Current Challenge, Proceedings, 2/05/17 pp. 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE.2017.7918181

Alternative setup for estimating reliable frequency values in a ripple tank. / Luna, Ana; Luján, José; Malca, Daniel et al.
2017. 52-56 Paper presented at EDUNINE 2017 - IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education - Balancing Generalist and Specialist Formation in Technological Carriers: A Current Challenge, Proceedings.

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