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A magnetic falling-sphere viscometer

Applied Physics 2023-11-08 v2 Classical Physics Fluid Dynamics Medical Physics

Abstract

We present a falling-sphere viscometer with a magnetized sphere and fluxgate magnetometers continuously measuring the magnetic field produced at the sensor positions by the falling sphere. With a fluid volume of 15 ml and within a few seconds, we directly measure dynamical viscosities in a range between 200 cP and 3000 cP with a precision of 3\%.

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@article{arxiv.2306.08725,
  title  = {A magnetic falling-sphere viscometer},
  author = {C. Patramanis-Thalassinakis and P. S. Karavelas and I. K. Kominis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.08725},
  year   = {2023}
}

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7 pages, 4 figures

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