WAVE CELL
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A WAVE CELL, IN WHICH PLURAL NON-MISCIBLE LIQUIDS DISPLAY FLUIDIC WAVE MOTION, EMPLOYS LIGHT MINERAL OIL AS A PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENT OF A FIRST LIQUID AND EMPLOYS WATER AS A PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENT OF A SECOND LIQUID, WITH A MINOR PORTION OF A FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON IN THE FIRST LIQUID AND PREFERABLY WITH A MINOR PORTION OF ALCOHOL IN THE SECOND LIQUID. THE OPTIONAL ADDITION OF A LOW-FOAMING SURFACTANT ENHANCES THE DISPLAYED WAVE MOTIONS. AN OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT ACRYLIC RESIN TUBE CLOSED WITH ACRYLIC RESIN END CAPS FORMS THE WAVE CELL CHAMBER, AND AN AIR TRAP AT ONE END OF THE TUBE ACCOMODATES THERMAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION WITHOUT UNDULY STRESSING THE VESSEL.
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