Hero’s Engine

Hero’s Engine demonstrates the principle of jet propulsion. The apparatus consists of a small Erlenmeyer flask with a rubber stopper and two tubes with tangentially oriented jets. A collar is provided around the flask to hang it above a heating source. When water boils inside the flask, steam escapes the jets and the flask spins.

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Hero’s Engine demonstrates the principle of jet propulsion. The apparatus consists of a small Erlenmeyer flask with a rubber stopper and two tubes with tangentially oriented jets. A collar is provided around the flask to hang it above a heating source. When water boils inside the flask, steam escapes the jets and the flask spins.

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A collar is provided around the flask to hang it above a heating source.