ONLINE VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT USING CORIOLIS MASS FLOWMETERS

Industrial viscometers are available in large variety to measure for b oth Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. A simple system which uses the Coriolis mass flowmeter as a capillary tube has a growing range of ap plications. Employing the capillary principle, the rheological propert ies of time-independent Newtonian fluids and some non-Newtonian fluids can be successfully measured. The method applies readily available an d proven components, namely mass flowmeters and differential pressure transducers. Basic viscosity calibration can be achieved with suitable software. To add viscosity measurement capability to an existing flow meter site in most cases requires only the installation and connection of a suitable differential pressure transducer.