Eisco® Ripple Tank Advanced with Projection Screen

This advanced ripple tank comes complete with all accessories needed for wave investigations.

• Intensely illuminated for effective student observations

• Built in projection screen
• Reinforced frame with foam beaches

Each water wave acts much like a curved lens. The crest of the wave is seen as a bright region and the trough is seen as a dark region. Inside the ripple tank is a mechanical vibrator attached to a wave generator that produces either point wavelets or parallel wave fronts. Various obstructions and barriers can be inserted into the path of the wave, such as a single slit, a double slit, or an edge.

The tank is intensely illuminated by a strong light source, and synchronized with the wave generator to help students observe the wave patterns on a workgroup table. The frame is made of reinforced plastic and with foam beaches (to negate reflections). Includes a mirror, which can be mounted at 45°, to project the ripples onto a translucent screen on one side of the unit. Comes complete with all accessories needed for wave investigations.

Delivery information: Kit includes: (1) Vibration generator; (1) Wave monitor unit; (1) Projection screen; (1) Wave dippers; (1) Lever arm and support; (1) Ripple tank; (1) Projection mirror; (1) Set of footers with adjustment screws; (1) Set of lucite/perspex objects.