Term: Pouring
Physical aspects of pouring
– Parameters such as pouring speed, distance between containers, vibration, and heat transfer can affect the liquid being poured.
– Changes in the liquid may be desirable or undesirable depending on the context.
– Malaysian-style ‘teh tarik’ involves pouring brewed tea mixed with milk back and forth between containers to create foam and cool the tea.
– Industrial casting processes can create defects in the final cast part due to the pouring of molten metal.
– Automated pouring equipment has been developed for industrial settings to control variables and minimize danger.
Cultural aspects of pouring
– The metaphor of pouring prayers appears in Sanskrit, Latin, and Ancient Greek poetry, referring to the act of pouring out a drink as an offering in a libation.
Related concepts
– Teapot effect: When a liquid being poured runs down the spout or body of the container instead of flowing out in an arc.
– Decantation: A process for separating liquids or solids by pouring them into a separate container.
– Bulk material handling: Related to the pouring and handling of large quantities of materials.
References (Tan, Campbell, Li et al., Yamaguchi et al., Huang et al.)
Works cited (Vanden-Broeck & Keller, Davis, VanEver, Kurke, Lateiner)
Pouring is the act of tilting an open container which has liquid or bulk flowable solid inside of it, to cause the contents to flow out of the container under the influence of gravity. This may be done to move the contents to another container (such as pouring a shared drink from a bottle into individual cups), to coat a surface with the contents (as in pouring a syrup onto solid food, or the artistic technique of paint pouring), or simply to empty the original container.
