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Measurement of Viscosity
Instruments for Measuring Viscosity

Fluid Mechanics

Measurement of Viscosity

Engr, Hafiz Usama Imad

Lecturer

Measurement of Shear viscosity Principle of Viscosity Measurement

• Depends upon dynamics of shear force acting upon fluid
either Newtonian / non- Newtonian.
• Instruments which measures the viscosity are called as
Viscometers. Viscometers only measures under one flow
condition.
• Most popular viscometers to measure shear viscosity are
1. Capillary flow viscometer
2. Circular couette flow viscometer
3. Cone & plate flow viscometer
4. Parallel plate flow viscometer
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Capillary Flow Viscometer

• Capillary flow viscometers are based on pressure drop
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• With this as a starting point we can derive the Couette Viscometer

• Hagen-Poiseuille Equation:
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Cone & Plate Viscometer

Parallel Plate Viscometer Shop Floor Viscometers

• Mainly used in Industrial applications to measure
viscosity of mostly Newtonian types of fluid.
• These viscometers consisting simple & convenient
method for viscosity measurement.
• Most popular shop-floor viscometers :
1. Rotational Viscometer
2. Flow through restriction type Viscometer
3. Flow around type Viscometer
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QUESTION FOR ASSIGNMENT 1

2. Circular couette flow viscometer

3. Cone & plate flow viscometer
4. Parallel plate flow viscometer
QUESTION FOR
ASSIGNMENT
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