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Extension of the Torsional Crystal Viscometer to Measurements in the Time Domain

Published

Author(s)

R F. Hafer, Arno R. Laesecke

Abstract

This paper reports the first wide-ranging application of the free-mode measurement technique to a torsional crystal viscometer. The viscous damping of the fluid on the surface of the crystal is detected in the time domain by observing the freely decaying torsional oscillation of the crystal. Previously, the torsional crystal viscometer was used exclusively in a forced mode of measurement, where the response of the crystal is determined in the frequency domain by scanning through the resonance.
Citation
Measurement Science & Technology
Volume
14
Issue
No. 5

Keywords

free mode measurement, nonlinear oscillations, rapid data acquisition, sulfur hexafluoride, torsional crystal viscometer, transient decay, viscosity

Citation

Hafer, R. and Laesecke, A. (2003), Extension of the Torsional Crystal Viscometer to Measurements in the Time Domain, Measurement Science & Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=831657 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created April 15, 2003, Updated February 17, 2017