Utilization of Oobleck for A Speed Breaker

Abstract

Abstract

Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid made of corn starch and water, easily made and biodegradable. The aim of this research article is to evaluate the performance of Oobleck as a speed breaker and compare it with Conventional Speed Breaker and plastic speed breaker. It assumes a definitive job in actualizing speed limits, along these lines averting over speeding of vehicles. It extensively helps to the general street wellbeing objective through the counteractive action of mishaps. Oobleck speed breaker reduces the speed of any over-speeding vehicles travelling on a roadway and it also behave like a road surface. In the event that the vehicle goes at a low speed, the liquid has a low consistency and the strip is effectively distorted, while if the speed of the vehicle is high, the thickness of the liquid is high and accordingly it frames an unbending obstruction to the development of the vehicle. Drivers must slow down when driving over the conventional speed breaker to prevent damage to their vehicle. However, the Oobleck speed breaker is sensitive to the speed of the vehicle. The vehicle needs to slow down only if it is over speeding. The Oobleck is stored as a packing material in Kevlar fiber which is having low thermal conductivity and chemical reactivity and retains the properties of the inner material forever. The result indicates that Oobleck speed breaker is sensitive to the speed of the vehicle and also cost of manufacturing Oobleck speed breaker is comparatively lower than the conventional speed breaker.

Keywords: chemical reactivity, non-Newtonian fluid, Oobleck, thermal conductivity, speed breaker

Cite this Article

S. Revathi, A. Senthil Kumar, G. Yogesh, R. Surendran, M. Manikandan, S. Kamatchi Venkatesan. Utilization of Oobleck for A Speed Breaker. Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics. 2019; 6(3): 17–21p.