The Science of Turbulence

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2010

⏱️ 64 minutes

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It's a bumpy ride on this week's Naked Scientists, as we explore the science of turbulence. We'll find out what turbulence is and why it needs some of the most powerful computers in the world to study it. We'll discover how puffs of water can terminate turbulence in tubes, and how convection keeps the temperature just right in new buildings. In the news this week, we hear about a potential new super-vaccine for TB, the comet that turned into an asteroid and the prospect of new low-cost gold-free leads for your hi fi. Plus, in Question of the Week, we find out why some people prefer not to... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists. Oh, Hello it's the 17th of October 2010. I'm Ben Valsler and this is the naked
0:31.2	scientists. Today we'll be looking into the science of turbulence.
0:35.0	We'll find out what turbulence actually is,
0:37.0	why it needs some of the most powerful computers in the world to study it,
0:41.0	and how we can stop it from happening inside pipes.
0:44.0	Joining me today is Dave Ansel.
0:46.0	Also coming up is Mir and I find out how air flow through buildings can be controlled
0:51.0	to keep the temperature just right
0:52.0	cutting down the need for power
0:53.5	hungry air conditioning systems.
0:55.5	In the news we'll hear about a potential new vaccine for TB, the Rolls-Royce Science Prize and
0:59.7	the Comet that never was.
1:01.4	That's all to come on today's naked scientists and if you've got
1:03.9	any science questions we would love to hear from you. Tweet at naked
1:07.8	scientists right on the wall of our Facebook page or our email address is
1:11.5	Chris at the naked Scientist.com.
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1:22.0	UKfast.co.uk. This is the naked scientist and as usual we shall kick off with a round up of this
1:39.2	week's science news. A new vaccine against tuberculosis could not only boost the effectiveness of the existing
1:45.2	childhood BCG vaccine, but it could also offer protection against multi-drug resistant
1:50.2	forms of the disease. TB is a global problem with the World Health
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