SE CONSTRUYÓ UNA CENTRÍFUGA PARA EL ESTUDIO DE FENÓMENOS DE LA DINÁMICA DE FLUIDOS EN UN MARCO DE REFERENCIA ROTATORIO. LA CENTRÍFUGA TIENE UN BRAZO DE GIRO DE 1.5 M DE LONGITUD Y SE DISEÑO PARA ROTAR A UNA TASA MÁXIMA DE 86 RPM, LA CUAL CORRESPONDE A UNA ACELERACIÓN DE 13 G: ESTE ARTÍCULO DESCRIBE LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS MECÁNICAS DE LA CENTRÍFUGA Y SU INSTRUMENTACIÓN. SE MUESTRA EL POTENCIAL DEL SISTEMA EN EL DESARROLLO DE EXPERIMENTOS DE MECÁNICA DE FLUIDOS EN UN MARCO DE REFERENCIA ROTATORIO Y SE PRESENTAN ALGUNOS RESULTADOS DE LA VISUALIZACIÓN DE LA CONVECCIÓN NATURAL EN UNA CAVIDAD.AbstractA CENTRIFUGE FOR THE STUDY OF FLUID MECHANICS PHENOMENA IN A ROTATING FRAME HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT THE CENTER FOR ENERGY RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (UNAM). THE CENTRIFUGE HAS A 1.5 M LONG ARM AND IS DESIGNED TO ROTATE AT A MAXIMUM RATE OF 86 RPM WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A MAXIMUM CENTRIFUGAL ACCELERATION OF 13 G. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CENTRIFUGE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. THE POTENTIAL OF THE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING FLUID MECHANICS EXPERIMENTS IN A ROTATING FRAME OF REFERENCE IS ALSO DISCUSSED AND SAMPLE RESULTS OF NATURAL CONVECTION IN A CAVITY ARE PRESENTED.A CENTRIFUGE FOR THE STUDY OF FLUID MECHANICS PHENOMENA IN A ROTATING FRAME HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT THE CENTER FOR ENERGY RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (UNAM). THE CENTRIFUGE HAS A 1.5 M LONG ARM AND IS DESIGNED TO ROTATE AT A MAXIMUM RATE OF 86 RPM WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A MAXIMUM CENTRIFUGAL ACCELERATION OF 13 G. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CENTRIFUGE AND ITS INSTRUMENTATION. THE POTENTIAL OF THE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING FLUID MECHANICS EXPERIMENTS IN A ROTATING FRAME OF REFERENCE IS ALSO DISCUSSED AND SAMPLE RESULTS OF NATURAL CONVECTION IN A CAVITY ARE PRESENTED.