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AEI405
AEI405
AEI405
ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : N. YESU MARIAMMA
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & Instrumentation
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for Minorities, Guntur.
Year/Semester : IV - Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation – II
Sub. Code : AEI - 405
Topic : Viscosity Measurement (4/5)
Duration : 50 min
Sub Topic : Introduction to Viscosity
Teaching Aids : Diagrams
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Objectives
• Definition
• Types of viscometers
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Introduction
be Newtonian
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• For non Newtonian fluids the relation is not only non-
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Fig.1
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Fig 2
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Definition:
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Fig 3
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Where
• S is the shear stress
• dv/dz is the velocity gradient
rhe = 1/poise
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Kinemetic viscosity ( )
• It is the ratio of absolute viscosity to density of the fluid in
/
cm2/sec, or stokes
Specific viscosity
• It is the ratio of absolute viscosity of the fluid to the absolute
viscosity of the standard fluid at the same temperature.
s / st
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Relative viscosity ( R )
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Fig 4
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Necessity:
• Measurement of viscosity of lubricating oils, fuels, paints
Lubricating oils :-
process industries
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Types of viscometer
measurement viscosity.
• They are:
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Summary
• Definition of viscosity
• Types of viscometers
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Quiz
a) Newton-Sec/m2
b) Newton-Sec
c) Newton-meter
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1. The ratio of absolute viscosity to density of the fluid is
known as
b) Specific viscosity
c) Relative viscosity
d) Viscosity index
e) Kinematic viscosity
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1. Consistency of Newtonian fluids is called
b) Resistivity
c) Viscosity
d) Both a and b
e) None
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Frequently asked questions
1. Define viscosity
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THANK YOU
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