MEMORANDUM

TO: AHMED ASSEM

FROM: DEVON HILLMAN
PETE 311 503
SUBJECT: LAB NO 5 : ANALYSIS OF LIQUID DENSITY
DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

In this laboratory experiment, our main objectives were to measure the kinematic and dynamic viscosity
as well as the liquid density of various solutions.




On my honor as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.


[Signature of student]

Attachment(s): Lab report

Title: Lab 5: Analysis of Kinematic and Dynamic Viscosity and Liquid Density

Discussion and Results
For this experiment, we examined the kinematic and dynamic viscosity and the liquid density of water
using a capillary viscometer. Viscosity is the measure of a fluids resistance to flow. For example, syrup
has a high viscosity because it is slow flowing, and milk has a low viscosity because it is fast flowing.
The density () of a liquid is described as mass per unit volume. Both density and viscosity are related to
temperature. The function of a capillary viscometer is to find the time required for the level of the liquid
used to drop from one mark to the other. To begin this experiment, we first found the density of water
using a density meter. The density of the water at room temperature was found to be .998 g/cm
3
. We
then filled the viscometer to a certain level and then released the pressure and started the stopwatch.
Once the water reached the second marking, we stopped the stopwatch and recorded the time. We did
this a second time to ensure accurate results. The two time values are shown below in Table 1. The time
values and the constant for the capillary viscometer (k = .003 mm
2
/sec
2
) that we used in the lab are then
used to find the kinematic viscosity () using Equation 1. Once the kinematic viscosity was found, we
could then find the dynamic viscosity () using Equation 2.
= kt .... (1)
= (.003 mm
2
/sec
2
)(284.86 sec) = .855 cst

= v.... (2)
= (.855 cst)(.998 g/cm
3
) = .853 cp

Table 1: The kinematic and dynamic viscosities of water.
Trial Time (sec) Kinematic Viscosity, (cst) Dynamic Viscosity, (cp)
1 284.86 .855 .853
2 278.47 .835 .834

Conclusion
In summary, this experiment taught me how to use a capillary viscometer and how to measure the
dynamic and kinematic viscosities of water. If we had added KCl to the water than our viscosity would
have been larger than the ones calculated above. A possible source of error in this lab could have
occurred when starting and stopping the stopwatch.