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Review on viscosity measurement: devices, methods and models

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Viscosity is a crucial rheological property essential in predicting the behaviour of any fluid. It is vital to expect the fluid flow trend in various processes. This paper surveys multiple methods to find the viscosity of liquefied metals and different fluids. These methods include capillary, oscillating, rotational, draining vessels, etc. Several models are surveyed that can estimate the viscosity of fluids. The temperature dependency of viscosity is also provided. The paper includes various devices based on different working principles and correlations proposed by multiple authors for determining the viscosity of fluids. The article helps the researchers select the appropriate viscometer, method, and correlation to estimate their research's fluid viscosity.

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Abbreviations

Ethylene glycol

Graphene oxide

Multi-walled carbon nanotube

Hybrid nanofluid/nanofluid

Specific gravity

Area [m 2 ]

Activation energy [J]

Liquid height [m]

Hydrostatic head [m]

Moment of inertia [m 4 ]

Marking points [dimensionless]

Gas constant [J mole − 1  K − 1 ]

Oscillation period [s]

Temperature [K]

Velocity [m s − 1 ]

Molar volume [m 3 ]

Distance [m]

Logarithmic decrement [m]

Shear stress [N m − 2 ]

Concentration [%]

Viscosity [Pa s]

Density [kg m − 3 ]

Coefficients

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