Bulletin of the American Physical Society
71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Volume 63, Number 13
Sunday–Tuesday, November 18–20, 2018; Atlanta, Georgia
Session E05: Surface Waves II
5:10 PM–6:28 PM,
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Georgia World Congress Center
Room: B207
Chair: Christine Ikeda-Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Abstract ID: BAPS.2018.DFD.E05.6
Abstract: E05.00006 : Urine sample splash back*
6:15 PM–6:28 PM
Presenter:
Josh R Wille
(Utah State University)
Authors:
Josh R Wille
(Utah State University)
Faith Leibman
(Foxhole LLC)
Nathan B Speirs
(Utah State Univ)
Tadd T Truscott
(Utah State Univ)
Urinating into a cup is undesirable. Perhaps it is because the reasons for performing this task have negative connotations (e.g., illness, employment requirements, etc.) and the physical action often results in a mess. It is even more problematic for those who are disabled and female. In an effort to improve our understanding of the problem we have designed an experiment where a jet of water simulates the urine stream and a tissue-like polymer simulates the interaction with nearby skin tissue. We explore several configurations to cover as many possible differences in anatomy. Cups placed downstream illuminate the splash-back problem during urine capture. We identify several regimes and propose solutions to mitigate the awkward, unsanitary and annoying urine sample dilemma.
*Funded by Foxhole LLC
To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2018.DFD.E05.6
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