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VISCOSIMETRO OSTWALD [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Rheology
DEF

A viscometer in which liquid is drawn into the higher of two glass bulbs joined by a length of capillary tubing, and the time for its meniscus to fall between calibration marks above and below the upper bulb is compared with that for a liquid of known viscosity.

OBS

viscometer: An instrument with which to measure viscosity. Viscosimeter: viscosity + meter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Rhéologie
CONT

Étude au viscosimètre d'Ostwald : [...] c'est un viscosimètre à capillaire : on mesure le temps que met un volume V de liquide compris entre deux repères à s'écouler dans le capillaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
  • Reología
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