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The centrifugal viscometer
Chih-Hsin Shih1, Chia-Chin Chang1, Chung-Yi Liu1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University Taichung, Taiwan 40724.
Abstract:
In this study, a viscometer, which can measure the viscosity of low-volume liquids (25 μl) within 30 s, was developed on a centrifugal platform. The centrifugal viscometer consists of a disk platform and a motor. Under disk rotation, centrifugal, Coriolis, and viscosity-induced drag forces result in deflection of liquid flow. The viscosity of the liquid sample is determined by the deflection angle of the liquid, which can be examined through image analysis or visual inspection. The viscosities of a series of Newtonian model fluids were tested by the centrifugal viscometer and the results showed good agreement with the ones tested by a conventional rotational viscometer. Since the centrifugal viscometer only requires a motor to function, the microfluidic disk can be produced in large quantities at a low cost through injection molding, and the deflection angle can be detected through visual inspection, it provides an inexpensive, easy to operate, and portable approach to measure low-volume liquid viscosity.
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