FL 30.1 – Fluid Properties

Equipment designed for the study of the properties of fluids.
A wide range of practices and experiences can be realized:
    • Measurement of densities using a pycnometer.
    • Study and demonstration of the capillarity in tubes.
    • Determination of viscosity.
Description
Equipment designed for the study of the properties of fluids. A wide range of practices and experiences can be realized, some of which are listed below:
    • Measurement of densities using densimeters.
    • Measurement of densities using a pycnometer.
    • Study and demonstration of the capillarity in tubes.
    • Study and demonstration of capillarity between plates.
    • Determination of viscosity.
    • Measurement of atmospheric pressure using an anaerobic barometer.
    • Law of Archimedes.
Learning Objectives
  • Measurement of densities using densimeters.
  • Measurement of densities using a pycnometer.
  • Study and demonstration of the capillarity in tubes.
  • Study and demonstration of capillarity between plates.
  • Determination of viscosity.
  • Measurement of atmospheric pressure using an anaerobic barometer.
  • Law of Archimedes.
Technical Data
    • Aluminum structure with phenolic resin panels.
Densimeters:
        • Densimeter 0,600 – 0,700 with scale of 0,01.
        • Densimeter 0,650 – 1,000 with scale of 0,005.
        • Densimeter 1,000-2,000 with scale of 0,005.
    • Termometer -10 +60ºC
    • Precision electronic balance  500grx0,1gr
    • Gay-Lussac Picnometer, 50ml
    • Glass vase 600ml
    • Glass test tubes 1l
    • Tube for ball drop Øint=32 mm L=450mm (x2)
Steel spheres:
        • Ø1,58 (1/16)
        • Ø2
        • Ø3
        • Ø3,175 (3/32)
    • Plastic test tubes 250ml
    • Dynamometer 1Kg x 5gr
Requirements

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