Non-destructive laser technique for the measurement of viscosities in fluid flows: Application to a Newtonian fluid

Abdul Aziz Suwaiyan*, Faisal Jamjoom, Husain Al-Juwair, Roland Stuff, Uwe K.A. Klein

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Abstract

A new laser technique to measure the viscosities in fluid flows without disturbing the flow has been developed. Picosecond laser pulses are used for the measurement of the lifetimes of excited probe molecules as a function of added quencher molecules and the rotational relaxation times of probe molecules. As a test case, the technique has been applied to the Newtonian fluid water for a flow over a flat plate. As expected for Newtonian fluids, the viscosity has been found to be constant in the various flow regions indicating that this technique should be a reliable method for the measurement of more complex fluid flow involving non-Newtonian fluids.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1531-1536
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions
Volume88
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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