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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 25, 2012
EFM11 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2011
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Article Number | 01008 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2011 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122501008 | |
Published online | 16 April 2012 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122501008
Measurement of viscosity in small volumes of fluids by tuning fork oscillators
Authors’ contact address: Katedra fyziky nízkých teplot, MFF UK, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00, Praha 8
Hana Divišová, divishan@seznam.cz; Jan Lang, Jan.Lang@mff.cuni.cz; Miloš Rotter, rotter@nbox.troja.mff.cuni.cz; David Schmoranzer, david.schmoranzer@gmail.com.
We report on the construction and performance of a home-built viscometer employing a quartz tuning fork resonator as the sensing element. The resulting device allows measuring the viscosity of fluids in volumes as low as 300 μl, while controlling the temperature between -120 °C and 150 °C. For non-conducting fluids, bare tuning forks can be used, reaching the accuracy of 1% or better in the whole temperature range. For weakly conducting fluids such as aqueous solutions, an insulating coating of paint is applied, resulting in reduced sensitivity and accuracy. The capabilities and limitations of the viscometer are illustrated on the viscosity measurements of n-hexane (between -90 °C and +50 °C) and water (between 10 °C and 90 °C). Improvements regarding performance in conducting liquids and temperature stabilization are discussed.
© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2012
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