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fountain effect

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fountain effect [′fau̇nt·ən i‚fekt]
(fluid mechanics)
The effect occurring when two containers of superfluid helium are connected by a capillary tube and one of them is heated, so that helium flows through the tube in the direction of higher temperature.


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However, the fountain effect can be significantly reduced in an un-pressurized gating system where the flow is controlled by the bottom of the spree rather than the ingate.
In the center of the ceiling is a 16'diameter round water-curtain that falls 22' into a basin on a platform 8 feet high that contains numerous fountain effects.
 
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