Brookfield Viscometer – SIC – A National Facility of IIT Indore Developed and managed by Atul Singh

SIC

Sophisticated instrumentation center (SIC) was established in September 2011 to expedite the research program at IIT Indore. SIC has now emerged as one of the first such centers in the country providing extensive analytical instrument support to the users of the research fraternity across the country. A major advantage of SIC is its accessibility to the students within the institute as well as to other institutes and industries. A very healthy ratio of students to the time availability on instruments, and quick analysis of external samples makes it a very useful facility.

Model

AMETEK DV2T LV

The Brookfield Viscometer measures fluid viscosity by measuring the force to turn the spindle in the solution at a given shear rate. Brookfield deals with liquids and semi-solids. Apparent viscosity in cP (centipoise) is determined by Brookfield viscometer, which measures the torque required to rotate a spindle at constant speed in oil of a given temperature.

Applications

Viscosity is a principal parameter when any flow measurements of fluids, such as liquids, semi-solids, gases and even solids are made.
Brookfield has a variety of food application, lubricant viscosity application notes using viscometer.
Applicable on different types of beverages test, paints test.
High viscosity liquid requires more power to pump than a low viscosity one. Knowing its behavior, therefore, is useful when designing pumping and piping systems.

Handled by Mr. Kunal Bhadra

kunalb@iiti.ac.in