FANGIBITAN, Geojanni R.
CEH2P-2 / AG
LABORATORY REPORT + EXPERIMENT 1
GROUP 3
FALLING SPHERE VISCOMETER
4 COMPUTATIONS & FINAL DATA SHECT
[TRIAL NO.| YC 1 (oee] ve mis) | d (m)| Dm en] /dm| | v(mis), 4%? et)
1 | 1 (#06 [0.243 |00067/|009130| 00710| 11805 | 0.2005 (9.9908 0000
2 “1 | 605 [0.1658 |0.00788 \0.9490 |0-0622| 1 1596 \0-1925 (0607 000812
ZT Be | 019s (0.00802 BOI |0006T| TRB OAT GRO \OCHEe
4 1 (4-08 | 0.0710 ons 0 9D a0 088 0.77 [prec pamrra
COMPUTATIONS
[ns 129¢/4dm + (940m *)
where
correction constant
diameter of sphere
Im * Oiomerer of Medium
Trial t
(0.00671), /.9(0-00071))*
op eee 78
Wt To o940) (4 ooorm | 118%
Trial 2
, 960-00986) 00386) /.9(0.00388) )*
Foose ' (#(0.09400) | £28.
Trial 3
4, (0.00208) 9(0 00008) )
at Sia gana) * (4 co.avnm) | 1078
Tria) 4
. 9 (0.00333) , (30. 0380} 2,
= 1+ Foqosaor ' (-4(a.0R4—) ) °1 7878.[V> Wek)
where
Veconstant velocity
Ve observed velocity of fail
t= correction constant
Trial 1
VeWeA > (0.2490)( 1.1895) ~ 0.2905
Trial 2
Ve Vek * (0.1698) ( 1.1996) * 0. 1925
Trial 5
V+ Ves (0.1299) (1.1308) + 0.1921
Trial 4
V> Vek * (0.0710) WoC) * 0.0771
> gravity
_ a (02-0) | i a) . fl
cau Ge * (A109) (ras0 4 Jeger) 71008.5 7
“where : ~ mass density of sphere
Mz aynamic viscosity ae 19 \961). AN
d-diomcter of gohere e ig) (ea ml 1) 0978.45 me
G= unit weight of sphere
a unit weight of glyccrin
Ver observed yelocity of fall
A> correction constont
>masr density of glycerin
Trial 1
—a(oe- a), (0-006 71)" (11008-9 - 10873-59) | - 9.5965
4” 16 Veh 78 (0.2451) (4 18.00)
Trial 2 i ;
(Gea) (0.00568) * (770085 - 1231-09.
“aR ——gacoresay rea) — ° 28457
Trial 3
al Oe) _ Lo 00502)" (77008.5 -12375-30) , 0-g3n
ele (0. @a5(F 15a) «| 877
Trial 4
a :
ICO) __(0.00093)*( 11000512573.) 4 ag
18 Vek 18 (01259 )(1. 1598) ee or
1/op%Vu ]e
where
Y =kinematic viscosiiv
4 Oyname viscosity
A* moss of glyecrin
Trial 1
006565
A” Rats
Trial 2
M_0.6457
yp: HO 67
A wens 200oae
Tria) 3
* 0.000491
a 0.6370
pS ae 0.700)
ve SCOR» 0.000905:
Trial 4
A, 05166
4. - 0.000410
a aon Gate
| 20t6We Ol.
2ugeussion
7 oe of methods ore used 10 measure the viscosity of fluids These
Q Pha ae re on one of three phenomena a moving surtace in contact with
Ulize tn m object moving through a resistive component These phenomena
rec major viscometers in the Industry, 1e., a rotating vicomelcr,
9 Taling phere vircometer, and a copillary viscometer the falling sphere
Viscometcr typically measures the viscosity of Newtonian tiquids and goser
The method opolies Newtons low of motion undler force balance on 9 falling
Uphere when it reaches o terminal velocity. In Newton's law of motion for a
Taling phere, there exist buoyancy force, weight fore , and drag fore. ond
these forces reach o net force of zero. the orag force con be obtained from
Stoke's law, whieh iis Valiol in Reynolde numbers tere than 1
The falling sphere viscomerer is well-surtcd tor measuring the viscorily of
@ fluid, and the method hav been etofed m international standards. In the
international stondords, the method differs trom the principle. Ine stondards
escribe an incined- tube method in which the tube for ime falling phere war
inclined to 10° fo the vertical. Morcover, bx Sahere were useo with different
Qlamerters ror various oynomic viscosity measurement ranges, ond a suitable
sphere can be stlectea when the fall times of the uphere ore not lower than
the minimum fail timer recorded during a testing procedure. fhe rolling and
sliding movement of the yohere through the romp Wgurd are at times in an
inolined cylindrical measuring tube. The sample viscority correlates with the
time required by me sphere 10 orop 10 a specific distance, and the test reculir
ore given as dynamic viscarity.
in placing objects inside or on the fluid area, if has a sense of deftectron,
oscillation, or resistance and its velocities can therefore be controlled ar redvecd.
Due to certain factors such ar the size, the opening diameter and varying ypced
of the sphere, the absolute wiscosily was determined by correctional formulation
from the experiment. The experiment ir objective war to caleulate the voluc of
glycerine Corrected absolute vircacity. In the expcriment, different wtecl bolls
with olfference /olfferent ajameterr are used to improve calculation accuracy.
The steel balls have aifferent sizes. The cmoller ihe ball, the slower it will
sink to the bottom of ihe tube. it is dtrectly provortonat The results of both
dynamite ond kinematic viscosity hove 0 hitle Orscrqpancy: To apply the experi-
mental formula for viscosity of glycerin derived from the pricioles of Se
Wtf»Stokes Law. knowing the terminal velocity, the vize and denity of the sphere
One the density of the liquid, Sione’s law can be ured to calculate the
viscosity of the the quia. Stones law fs the basis of the tailing Sphere
viscometer, in which the fluid is stationary in a vertical glass fubc. A
wphere of known wize and oensity ie alloyed to descend through the liquid
The inclined - tube viscometer 16 (0° fo the vertical; thus the fatling
Yonere ts not just tolling down but is aleo rolling down. This phenomenon
ts different from the conditions in the derivation ot the foiling Sohcre method
Therefore, the purpore of this cxpcriment wor to develnp a new method
based on the tradstonal tolling sphere method, while deriving a Oynomic
equation for dercribing falling sphere bchovior in a vertical iube Becoure
this type of viscometer is vertical to the ground, it will be referred 10
here ar o vertical failing vphere viscometer.Mk COMPUTATION OF % DIFFERENCE
fue - tr |
., LNew Value - initial value +100
‘uo New Volue * miTalVolue—
os Z |
Dynamic. viscority of Glycerin @27C = 0.9 Pas
Trial 4.
10-9965-0.991
1 OM ~ T5505 10.95 110 2A
z
Trial 2
aap 2 106497 0.98 | .
1D Dey gay "0020-14 2
2
Trial 3
__10-6370- 0-891 an
3 Diff “To: o70 10.3011 ¥ 100 = 09-494
zZ
Trial 4-
&
a pipe» 192100 ~ oor! «1100-98104
OSG ae
ninematic Vircority if Glycerin @ 20.3 € > G40x10% mils
Trial t.
opt» 10000414 - 0.000016)
BOT O00t4 +0.000678°
Z
Trial & yy, 10.000512 ~ 0.000628).
“-*"D.opon + 000oe48
i
00° 44-07%
#100 = 29.47)
Trral 3.
| 0.00050 - 0.000046!
1 Diff TmI05 +O i806 1100 ~ 24.80 4
=Trial 4
= |
4 iif * 10.000470 - 0.000048
5100+ 44.99%
We CONCLUSION
viecasity is the quantity that describes a fiuidr resistance fo flow
fluids resist the relative motion of immersto objects through them as well
as fo motion of loyers with differing velocities within them. If a ypecitic
layer of @ liguil 1s foken, the layer below it moving with lesser velocner
try to decrease the yelocily of upper layer duc to cohesive forces beiween
the molecules of adjacent layers. in tum, The upper foyer which Ir moving with
greater velocity tries to increare the yclocity of the lower layer. Jo, between
porallel, successive fayert of a liguia’ in motion, opposing force comer into
play tending to decrease the relative vitcority of between the layers. Viscosity
describes a fluid’ internal resistance 10 flow ond may be thought of ar a
measuré of flurd friction
Furthermore, this resittance acit against the motion of any solid olyect
through the fluid ano alro against motion of the fluid! itseif past siarienary
obstacles. Viscocity @ls0 acts mlemolly on the fluid between slower and fasier
moving adjacent layer’.
The foree in thir caperiment is Known as yiscous drag-It looks like a
tangential sheoring force is acting between the layers. To Overcome there
forces and for maintaining constant velocity apolicd If there Ir nO external
forcec, the velocity of flaw oecreoser and becomes zero
Weve seen how viscosity acts ar o frictional broke on the rote af which
water flows through a pipe; let us now examine its frictional effect anon
object through @ vircous mecium. If we use @ very vircour liquid such as
glycerin, and a Small yohere, for cxampk, a ball bearing of radius @ milimeter
or vo, it turns out experimentally that the liquid tows smoothly eround the
ball as it falls.
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