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OBJEeT OF THE EXPE RI MENT:

) To detchrine the dhy co-cllicient o! a sphehe ond
to vehily skukes law
) To deteh-ine the co-elhcient of viscosity of
iquid by foing Sphehe'" rehod
ApPARATUS USED:
Ves tcal tube led wilh liguid, stopra feh, Sphei cal
bady, ichome teks , Theamone ter oetc.
THEORY:
body oves thhogh viscous luid (or viscouy
move s

luid lows post the body) with a constont veloeity thc

a vis cous loroe knonn as viscus dhag
body e pehicnees
|Aceordig to stokes he viscons dhag D erpehíchee d hy
a sphehical tody o diare be d G2) when ;t roves
th a steady nitom ve loci fy u thhogh a viscous
D=6rhaU.
|Lid co -e llicicn H so viscosiy ) is
This is valid tor srall Pyrolds nun bes ol the
|2Low Agoir, he dhey on be exprsse d in tekny ol
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2a0v kireratie viseoi) This is aten known as

stokes Lew
sphenical body imo ves veh bcaly domn wend
as in this cx pekinen b) it is Possible to detene
e coe lkelent o! vis cos y by de feninig e tenmid

he ler to speeitic beiglty ol the ratchial ol he

body ond the llid kespehely
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AssUM PTIONS
) FLuid is tionar and o! inihibc erponse
s ta
sphetical body mist he bigid nd smooth
2) The
redium, hehe the fluid (erpehinen bal igid
(erpekinen
3) the
Cas tor oil) must be horogehe ous
of he body mst be Srelly in olles
4) The
r pekhcn tal vesselLS diane ter l|
wOrds, dianetek ol
spkeical bo dy body
body od lluid
s)No skippirg oceuts betneen
6) No tu bulant rotion
he law holds good
) Cheepiy lom oc as
hubeh is less
only wen Pec ie. Peynold's
|than enibyonly viscous dhay is considcred)
SCHEMATIC OF SETrP:

betrc
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PROCEDURE:
into the Cas toh oil le d vertical
) Drop a ball
tube thhough the guide
stopretoh when he baU ust
ene
when it Chosses
passes he top rer k 4hen s top it
tbe bot tom hat k.
ine to thavel the dis tance
3) Note down the
be tucen the mafp ks
the Cxpe himeht thhee tic usin g dile
4) Pepe t
o!
Sizes he balls. ferove fhe balls
he boftom ol
boftom ol he tube
opening the cock at
S) Measuhe the diane fers o! he bals by
ichone ber.
PRECAUTIONS !

’ ad 4he spheicsl balL bec heely dkeppe d in

the cos fon oil, Some splaching and distur bante s
wouLd have oce whcd on he fhee Susface ol the
beuid (cas tor oil) Thus, a gide tube is used as
heasube Jhat 4he
conditish ol
a Phecau hon any
the Dlid being sfa tie hemairs reinte ined can d does
hot ge t distu be d
> To ensubc
nbaite Cypensc nd maxmtm distoree
leom Lhe walls ot the crpehirmcn fad vCssel fok
4 sphekical ball, it ugt be taken cabe tht h
Centhe ine ol e cy pekiren tal vessel coincdes
wilh Jhe centhe ine o the posi tioning ol he
dude tabe. Tis is pecisely
phe why the guidc tube
placed ight at he cchte.
> The kadius ot gide tube >hadius o! spleic
bl
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fue ball
ens Llon
he
fleets be
bal ohdeh to
te d
gurde thebe be heglec
PLANATI ON OF THE ORY
DETAILED EX MOLAE USED FOR
AND DERIVAT ION OF SHEET:
DATA
TAL
IN EX P ERTMEN faling sphce
ol ste kes Low by
Fok veca hon Dray oee
befho, we lenow thet Pe <l
tor o)
|DGhal( zdynoie viscosi ty of
baU
sphchical Uz tekniral veloci
a zhadius o Coe lhicicn l Co is
ol sphehical ball) Now Dkag
hoh - dinehsonal hcphesh ba tion ol
notbig but

| p Pre jCe fe d
Spherc a

2 4 24

Y Spccibie wigk f of
ball Y- SpCci fic wcigL4
ol casbor oil

lorce inchcases duc to aceelaha tion ol

sphehc a stutic adtaicd
accelah afion o vel oeity whete
by be cones
(tckmid velocity is
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JA Wz B +D W B- D= o, body

D a -6) 8

Coerl
Also,
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OBSER VATION:
Distree between he aske = | beteh
Terpchatuc ol he liguid 32°C
Specikic ol he ratekial of he ball
weigh! o!

Spcoilic weigh t o the iguid

366.S98 N/m3

u ol the iguid S21 poise = O' 52 | Pa-s

e of he ieuid = 954 8 kglms

v(inematic viscosiy ) o! Liguid (ces for oil)
Pianefet of he Dire teh ot he Stop wateh
bal (ineh) bal Cin ) heodig() see veloc:y (ri)
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24 83 )24-8 O.0 4-03
24cG
|14-41
O.003175 |14 3 >|44) O. O64
2 |4 43

O0047c25 G.973) 6 D6|O|44

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RESULTS:
Table -A
of Techminal Ua Re
Run Radius ol 2() Cp 24 -
a(m) veleci ty Re
No. bal a w
(ml) (erf)
U heo)
|153.85 11G.21
1.
O-0403|0.078 O|SG

S240 S.13
2O.0O159 O·0G40.202| O 404
20.5
258
S. O.O0238o144 O629||

Table- B
For de temginehon ot vis cosity co c lficien t, Mii
Tekrinal 2a2
-) ean
fon Radius ol
No. Sphere (m) Velocitt(0) (Pa-s)
(rls) (Pas)
62x lo6 O3276
O.oolo6

-6
O-49 l7
2:O Oo1S
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CALCULATI ONS ;
SAM PL E
For Run no.- 3 inch
ball, in nches
Dieneten of the spherical
16
0o 254 =ooo
4762S
The Dione fe n etcr x
scconds 6.965
stop wateh headit in betce n herk
Pistorce
G96s
Terind velo city,U= time =O |44 mls
O 0047625

Padins ot he bal in netens(a) 2

2X0 144 X Ooo32

Rey notd's nunber Re2U O.O0os4S

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Co heo etcal )
24
Pe
Cplerperinen fa/) 2
D00 238 /3soo- )366-528)
3
X O*l44

20.$ G

lso, co elliclent vis cos 4y, or

)
Oo02383So0-366-5 8)
Ol44

Mesn co elicdent ol viseosiby(nen )

Pas
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DISCU SST ON:
Validi by o! sto lkes awi Valid or sthe'cal bodi es lal ing thhough
lords ,s ta honay ond o inni fe c Por se, Pr uducing n
in the lid oig to sts rohon
Dischep oneics o! ex peinen tal nesuks be disceponies gkt
we tojt to wath tain

Cose tle hadius ol the guide tube is hot mvek

gheateh hah that ot dhe spheicad ball, the llow
ellech betreon the guide tube ond bal may no lorgo
be hegleete d srd hehe wil anise additionad hictiond

would hes wlt in dechenent he sh. kiy speed, o

|he bal
|ke.ninal ve loci ty )
Cohkeehed
(henal veleity) x L
hcasued
Were Lis he Ladehb nge Cobkec on a CotLee ton added
to keep in corside aton the thieton added by he wells

U) J case the bal used isnt pohlectly spheical, oh he

veleci fy is noted when i is bet cong tor t, hlol
sort o dische pancy ray oce vts- These rced to
be avoide
Tt ray be hentioned here that
osecn mphocd he
stoke solu ien considehig the iniba tehm ,whieh is gc
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is has ertended dhe hange
o! vali diy upto Re , another Cr pibiCal e lation
accepko ble wpto about Pe lo0,is Co Re) 24
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