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    The document compares the viscosity of various fuels and oils using two viscometers. It lists the viscosity measurements of different fuels and oils using a Redwood viscometer and Saybolt viscometer. The Redwood viscometer measures viscosity by timing how long it takes oil to flow through an orifice into a flask, while the Saybolt viscometer measures the time for 60mL of oil to drain through an orifice at a controlled temperature.

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    The document compares the viscosity of various fuels and oils using two viscometers. It lists the viscosity measurements of different fuels and oils using a Redwood viscometer and Saybolt viscometer. The Redwood viscometer measures viscosity by timing how long it takes oil to flow through an orifice into a flask, while the Saybolt viscometer measures the time for 60mL of oil to drain through an orifice at a controlled temperature.

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    The document compares the viscosity of various fuels and oils using two viscometers. It lists the viscosity measurements of different fuels and oils using a Redwood viscometer and Saybolt viscometer. The Redwood viscometer measures viscosity by timing how long it takes oil to flow through an orifice into a flask, while the Saybolt viscometer measures the time for 60mL of oil to drain through an orifice at a controlled temperature.

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    The document compares the viscosity of various fuels and oils using two viscometers. It lists the viscosity measurements of different fuels and oils using a Redwood viscometer and Saybolt viscometer. The Redwood viscometer measures viscosity by timing how long it takes oil to flow through an orifice into a flask, while the Saybolt viscometer measures the time for 60mL of oil to drain through an orifice at a controlled temperature.

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    1.

    Compare the Viscosity of the following fuels and discuss about the results

    S.No. Fuel/Oil Dynamic Kinematic


    Viscosity viscosity
    (centi stoke) (centi poise)
    1 Petrol/gasoline
    2 Diesel Oil
    3 Karanja biodiesel
    4 Pungamia biodiesel
    5 Rapeseed oil
    6 Lubricating oil

    Discussion:
    2. Compare the procedure in measuring the viscosity of oil using (a) Redwood
    Viscometer (b)Say bolt Viscometer. What is the significant difference in
    measuring viscosity from those viscometers?

    Redwood Viscometer:

    Procedure:

    Clean the oil cup with a solvent preferably C.T.C (Carbon Tetra chloride) and wipe
    it dry thoroughly with a paper napkin or a soft cloth (do not use cotton waste) and
    the orifice jet with a fine thread. Keep the water bath with oil cup on the tripod stand and
    level it. Pour water into the water bath up to 15 to 20mm below the top portion.
    Keep the ball (valve) in position and pour clean filtered oil sample (use strainer not
    coarser than BS 100 mesh) to be tested into the oil cup up to the gauge point and
    cover it with the lid. Take a clean dry 50ml flask and place it under the orifice jet
    of the oil cup and centre it. Lift the ball (valve) and simultaneously start a stop
    watch and allow the oil into the receiving flask. Adjust the receiving flask (50ml)
    in such a way that the oil string coming out of the jet strikes the neck of the flask to
    avoid foaming (formation of air bubbles) on the oil surface. Wait till the oil level
    touches the 50 ml mark stop the watch and record the time in sec.

    Saybolt Viscometer:
    Measure and record the weight of an empty Saybolt standard flask. 2. Identify and record the grade of
    the oil sample . 3. Pour each oil sample in the proper container of the Saybolt Viscometer (each
    container should be labeled). There are four metal containers in the viscometer and they are
    surrounded by an oil bath that needs to be kept at a constant temperature. An electric heater
    embedded in the bath is used to adjust the temperature to the desired level. Measure and record the
    temperature of the oil bath in the viscometer using a bulb thermometer. The measurement of the oil's
    viscosity is determined by the time required to collect 60 ml of a sample when it is drained through an
    orifice at the bottom of the container. It is necessary to use a suitable stopwatch to time the process. 6.
    Place an empty flask under the container directly below the draining orifice. Carefully, remove the cork
    stopper at the bottom of the container and simultaneously start timing the draining process. Collect the
    fluid in the flask and stop the timer at the moment the fluid reaches the 60 ml graduation. The units of
    elapsed time are referred to as Saybolt Universal Seconds or SUS. 7. Determine the net mass of the fluid
    samples by weighing the 60 ml volume in the flask. 8. Calculate the density of the samples from these
    measurements. Make sure that the units are consistent. 9. Repeat the same process for all the samples
    provided. 10. The time in SUS is directly proportional to the absolute viscosity of the fluid and inversely
    proportional to its density. This time can be converted to stokes or centistokes units by using standard
    tables of conversion or through a simple conversion equation.
     

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