MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY USES AN ALTERNATIVE VISCOMETER

Abstract

Physics learning for fluids can be done by practical methodes in orther the students really understand aboutthe fluids concepts. One of the fluids learning that needs to be practice is about viscosity. Measuringinstrument used to determine the viscosity of a liquid is a viscometer. This viscosity measuring instrumentcan measure the thickness of a fluids accurately and specifically in accordance with predeterminedstandards. Due to the importance of the amount of viscosity, it is necessary to know the measurement methodeasily, cheaply and thoroughly. One way that can be used is to use an alternative viscometer as a measure offluids viscosity. The purpose of this research is to produce an alternative viscometer that can measure theviscosity of a fluids. The type of this research is research and development, namely developing andmeasuring with an alternative viscometer. This research results that the measurement with an alternativeviscometer for several liquids with different viscosity, gets a value that is not much different from thestandard viscosity measurement results. The conclusion of the results of this research is that an alternativeviscometer can be used to determine the viscosity of a liquid.