#fluidics

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Aqua-Massage, brochure, Bowles Fluidics Corp., 1970

[sciartmuseum]

Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol.891 Issue 25 May 2020 

Velocity distributions, dispersion and stretching in three-dimensional porous media https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/velocity-distributions-dispersion-and-stretching-in-threedimensional-porous-media/8C860F100CDB33CED7952BFD802346DA

[pauljacobevans]

Paper Circuit Does Binary Math with Compressed Air

Most of us can do simple math in our heads, but some people just can’t seem to add two numbers between 0 and 3 without using paper, like [Aliaksei Zholner] does with his fluidic adder circuit built completely of paper. There’s some good detail in [Aliaksei]’s translated post on the “Only Paper” forum, a Russian site devoted to incredibly detailed models created entirely from paper. [Aliaksei] starts with the basic building blocks of logic circuits, the AND and OR gates. Outputs are determined by the position of double-headed pistons in chambers, with output states indicated by pistons that raise a …read more http://pje.fyi/PM22fH

[recuperationdisliker]

I was thinking about the analogy between electricity and hydraulics where current & voltage in a cable are compared to the cross-sectional area & pressure in a hose and it got me thinking. "Did anyone ever try to build logic gates with water?" And they sure did!

[astromanes]

RealFlow 2014 Showreel [Volume Caution]

Our latest reel showcasing examples of our clients' great work using RealFlow

[robbgodshaw]

A Japanese Fluidic Oscillator. With constant fluid input on left, the stream will wiggle without moving parts. I have a new obsession with non-electrical computing. More to follow. Mesmerizing. Gif'd from source.