El embrollo de Bernoulli: una investigación sobre las concepciones alternativas de los estudiantes en dinámica de fluidos

[EN] Bernoulli’s equation, which relates the pressure of an ideal fluid in motion with its velocity and height under certain conditions, is a central topic in General Physics courses for Science and Engineering students. This equation, frequently used both textbooks as in science outreach activities...

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Autores: Suárez, Álvaro, Dutra, Mateo, Monteiro, Martín, Marti, Arturo C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/170807
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/170807
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bernoulli
Fluid dynamics
Misconceptions
Dinámica de fluidos
Concepciones alternativas
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Sumario:[EN] Bernoulli’s equation, which relates the pressure of an ideal fluid in motion with its velocity and height under certain conditions, is a central topic in General Physics courses for Science and Engineering students. This equation, frequently used both textbooks as in science outreach activities or museums, is often extrapolated to explain situations in which it is no longer valid. A common example is to assume that, in any situation, higher speed means lower pressure, a conclusion that is only acceptable under certain conditions. In this paper we report the results of an investigation with university students on some misconceptions present in fluid dynamics. We found that after completing the General Physics courses, many students have not developed a correct model about the interaction of a fluid element with its environment and extrapolate the idea that higher speed implies lower pressure in situations where it is no longer valid. We also show that an approach to fluid dynamics based on Newton’s laws is more natural to address these misconceptions.