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- Page 1 E X PE R I M E NT M A N UA L Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames &...
- Page 2 AIR+WATER power | Safety Information WARNING! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Choking hazard — small parts may be swallowed or inhaled. Strangulation hazard — long cords may become wrapped around the neck. Keep packaging and instructions as they contain important information. DEAR PARENTS: •...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents | AIR+WATER power Parts List ..............................1 Learning about Gears ........................2-4 Learning about Sprockets ......................5 Tips and Tricks for Building the Models ..................6 The Main Components ........................7 Assembly Notes ........................... 8 Operating Notes ..........................9 Air+Water Turbine Models ...................... -
Page 4: Parts List
AIR+WATER power | Parts List PARTS NAMES PARTS NAMES PARTS NAMES LONG FRAME LARGE PULLEY PRESSURIZED AIR+WATER TANK LONG AXLE SQUARE FRAME WATER STORAGE TANK EXTRA LONG AXLE SMALL SPROCKET WHEEL AND TIRE ONE-WAY SWITCH SMALL GEAR SHORT FRAME PUMP CURVED ELBOW ROD MEDIUM SPROCKET 90 DEGREE CONVERTER - R... -
Page 5: Learning About Gears
Learning about Gears | AIR+WATER power Gears are wheels with teeth on them. The teeth, or cogs, of one gear mesh with the teeth of another gear to transmit force between them. A combination of two or more gears is called a transmission, or gear train. You can see transmissions with meshing gears inside old toys or old clocks. - Page 6 AIR+WATER power | Learning about Gears The big gear has more teeth than the small gear. Despite the number of teeth or the size of the gears, all of the teeth on all of the gears in the same gear system must all be the same size.
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Page 7: Learning About Sprockets
Learning about Sprockets | AIR+WATER power The power transmission in chain gear systems depends on chains instead of the direct meshing of gears. Chains must fit on the teeth of chain gears. Gears used with chains are called sprockets. The “working” diameters of the sprockets in this kit are about 10 mm (10-tooth), 20 mm (20-tooth) and 30 mm (30-tooth). -
Page 8: Tips And Tricks For Building The Models
AIR+WATER power | Tips and Tricks for Building the Models ATTACHING BASE PLATES, RODS, AND FRAMES The anchor pin can be used to join rods and frames (Fig. 1). Frames can be connected directly to each other end to end (Fig. 2). You can use the end “A”... -
Page 9: The Main Components
| AIR+WATER power The Main Components Water Wheel Gear Train Air+Water Turbine Engine Air and water enter the turbine engine through the entrance nozzle “A”, pushing on and turning the water wheel, which drives the gear train behind it to turn the axle. Then the water flows back to the water storage tank through the exit nozzle “B”... -
Page 10: Assembly Notes
AIR+WATER power | Assembly Notes Refer back to these notes when Tube A: 9.5 cm Fig. 11 you are building the models. cut diagonally 1. NOTES FOR ASSEMBLY: • Insert a 9.5 cm long tube into the protruding nozzle on the underside of the lid of the water storage tank, and cut its other end diagonally (Fig. -
Page 11: Operating Notes
Operating Notes | AIR+WATER power Refer back to these notes when you are Fig. 15 using the models. 2. NOTES FOR OPERATION: • Check to ensure that all of the hoses Fig. 16 are fixed to the correct positions before pumping. - Page 12 AIR+WATER power | Hydro-Pneumo SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES： When the pump moves water from the water storage tank into the pressurized air+water tank, the water squeezes the air inside the pressurized air+water tank upward. Air is a compressible fluid. In other words, the volume of air can be reduced by compressing it, whereas water cannot be compressed.
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Page 13: Air+Water Turbine Models (With Water-Recycling System)
Air+Water Turbine Models | AIR+WATER power AIR+WATER TURBINE The first seven models in this kit use an enclosed water turbine to drive their gears and wheels. 1 atmospheric pressure (atm) = 760 mmHg (torr) = 76 cmHg = 76 · 13.6 g/cm (density of mercury) = 1033.6 g/cm = 1.0336 kg/cm... -
Page 14: Model 1 Cutting Machine
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 1 Cutting Machine Parts Needed Cutting Machine x 16 x 36 Assembly Notes The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly. We encourage you to tinker and improve the design to make the models run smoothly. Note that the sprockets must be aligned in order for the chain to operate smoothly. -
Page 15: Model 1 Cutting Machine
MODEL 1 Cutting Machine | AIR+WATER power Completed... -
Page 16: Model 2 Grinding Machine
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 2 Grinding Machine Grinding Machine Parts Needed x 18 Assembly Notes Tube B The gears should mesh well with each other in order Tube A to operate smoothly. Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model. -
Page 17: Model 2 Grinding Machine
MODEL 2 Grinding Machine | AIR+WATER power Completed... -
Page 18: Model 3 Truck
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 3 Truck Truck Parts Needed x 66 x 19 Assembly Notes Tube B Leave a 1 mm gap between the gear and the long Tube A frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly. Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model. -
Page 19: Model 3 Truck
MODEL 3 Truck | AIR+WATER power Completed... -
Page 20: Model 4 Excavator
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 4 Excavator Parts Needed Excavator x 17 x 73 Assembly Notes Tube A Note that the sprockets must be aligned in order for the chain to operate smoothly. Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly. -
Page 21: Model 4 Excavator
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Page 22: Model 5 Radar Car
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 5 Radar Car Radar Parts Needed x 78 x 20 Tube A Assembly Notes The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly. Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly. - Page 23 MODEL 5 Radar Car | AIR+WATER power Completed...
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Page 24: Model 6 Tank
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 6 Tank Tank Parts Needed Assembly Notes Tube B Tube A Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly. Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model. -
Page 25: Model 6 Tank
MODEL 6 Tank | AIR+WATER power Completed... -
Page 26: Model 7 Antique Car
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 7 Antique Car Antique Car Parts Needed (Note: Gears shown Assembly Notes Tube A here may differ slightly from those in the kit.) Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly. We encourage you to tinker with this design to improve its performance. -
Page 27: Model 7 Antique Car
MODEL 7 Antique Car | AIR+WATER power Completed... -
Page 28: Water-Jet Vehicles
AIR+WATER power | Water-Jet Propelled Models WATER-JET VEHICLES The water-jet propelled vehicles in this kit do not use the air+water turbine used in the first seven models. The water-jet models consist of two separate parts — the vehicle itself and the launcher — instead of one self- contained system as in the first seven models. - Page 29 Experiment | AIR+WATER power EXPERIMENT: If you have equal volumes of water and air, the mass of the water is much greater than that of the air. In the case of your water-jet engines, filling the pressurized air+water tank with water allows for a stronger reaction force than if it were just filled with air, according to conservation of momentum (Newton’s Second Law of Motion).
- Page 30 AIR+WATER power | MODEL 8 Rocket Car Parts Needed Rocket Car Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water tank before starting the assembly. The Tube A original cap will not be used in this model. Leave a 1 mm gap between the sprockets and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly.
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Page 31: Model 8 Rocket Car
MODEL 8 Rocket Car | AIR+WATER power Rocket Car Completed Launcher Completed... -
Page 32: Model 9 Excavator
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 9 Excavator Parts Needed Excavator Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water tank before starting the assembly. The Tube A original cap will not be used in this model. Leave a 1 mm gap between the sprockets and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly. -
Page 33: Model 9 Excavator
MODEL 9 Excavator | AIR+WATER power Excavator Completed Launcher Completed... -
Page 34: Model 10 Heavy Motorbike
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 10 Heavy Motorbike Parts Needed Heavy Motorbike (Note: Gears shown here may differ slightly from those in the kit.) Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water tank before starting the assembly. The Tube A original cap will not be used in this model. - Page 35 MODEL 10 Heavy Motorbike | AIR+WATER power Heavy Motorbike Completed Launcher Completed...
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Page 36: Model 11 Helicopter
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 11 Helicopter Parts Needed Helicopter Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressur- ized air+water tank before starting the assembly. The original cap will not be used in this model. The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly. -
Page 37: Model 11 Helicopter
MODEL 11 Helicopter | AIR+WATER power Helicopter Completed Launcher Completed... -
Page 38: Model 12 Radar Car
AIR+WATER power | MODEL 12 Radar Car Parts Needed Radar Car Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized (Note: Gears shown here air+water tank before starting the assembly. The may differ slightly from original cap will not be used in this model. those in the kit.) The gears should mesh well with each other in or- der to operate smoothly. -
Page 39: Model 12 Radar Car
MODEL 12 Radar Car | AIR+WATER power Radar Car Completed Launcher Completed... - Page 40 AIR+WATER power | MODEL 13 Forklift Parts Needed Forklift Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water tank before starting the assembly. The original cap will not be used in this model. The gears should meshed well with each other in order to operate smoothly.
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Page 41: Model 13 Forklift
MODEL 13 Forklift | AIR+WATER power Lift Completed Launcher Completed... - Page 42 AIR+WATER power | MODEL 14 Antique Rocket Car Parts Needed Antique Car Assembly Notes (Note: Gears shown here may differ slightly Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized from those in the kit.) air+water tank before starting the assembly. The original cap will not be used in this model.
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- Page 44 AIR+WATER power | MODEL 14 Antique Rocket Car Antique Car Completed Launcher Completed...
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Page 45: Model 15 Propeller Aircraft
MODEL 15 Propeller Aircraft | AIR+WATER power Parts Needed Propeller Aircraft Assembly Notes Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water tank be- fore starting the assembly. The original cap will not be used in this model. The parts shown here on the model must be tightly fixed to- gether so that the propeller can rotate. - Page 46 AIR+WATER power | MODEL 15 Propeller Aircraft...
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Page 47: Model 15 Propeller Aircraft
MODEL 15 Propeller Aircraft | AIR+WATER power Propeller Aircraft Completed Launcher Completed... - Page 48 © Genius Toy Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. 5th Edition © 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 Thames & Kosmos, LLC, Providence, RI, USA Thames & Kosmos® is a registered trademark of Thames & Kosmos, LLC. This work, including all its parts, is copyright protected. Any use outside the specific limits of the copyright law without the consent of the publisher is prohibited and punishable by law.