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Ostwald Viscometer 7985: Instructions

The Ostwald viscometer must be calibrated using materials of known viscosity like distilled water or ASTM viscosity standard oils before obtaining accurate results. A sample of sufficient volume is introduced to fill part of the reference and receiving bulbs to neutralize surface tension errors. The viscometer is placed in a temperature bath maintained at 20°C ±0.02°C and the sample's viscosity reported in centistokes.

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Ostwald Viscometer 7985: Instructions

The Ostwald viscometer must be calibrated using materials of known viscosity like distilled water or ASTM viscosity standard oils before obtaining accurate results. A sample of sufficient volume is introduced to fill part of the reference and receiving bulbs to neutralize surface tension errors. The viscometer is placed in a temperature bath maintained at 20°C ±0.02°C and the sample's viscosity reported in centistokes.

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OSTWALD VISCOMETER 7985

Instructions

The instrument is adjusted for outow time between 80 and 100 seconds using "pure" water at 20C unless
specially adjusted by request.
In order to obtain accurate results, the instrument must rst be calibrated with materials of known viscosity such
as pure (deionized freshly distilled water 1.003 centistokes at 20C), or A.S.T.M. (American Petroleum Institute)
Viscosity Standard oils which are available in seven viscosities from Cannon Instrument Co., State College, PA.
(3, 6, 20, 60, 200, and 2000 centistokes at 100F). Select a standard which will give an outow time between
100 and 1000 seconds; below 100 seconds, the kinetic energy correction becomes increasingly signicant, as
does variation in delivered volume; over 1000 seconds, timing errors up to 0.1% may occur, mostly because
of errors in judgement.
Introduce a sample of sufcient volume to ll the reference bulb and part of the lower receiving bulb so that
when the sample drains into the lower bulb, the liquid levels at start and nish will traverse the center portion
of that bulb; this will neutralize surface tension error.
Place the viscometer in a constant temperature bath which can maintain at least 0.02C. Use a thermometer
which has recently been checked for deviation from ice point (C) and correct results accordingly to attain
proper bath temperature.
Check your stopwatch for gross error against an electric clock. This will detect inaccuracies at the 0.2% -0.5%
level.
Introduce the sample through the large tube; tilt the tube slightly and allow the sample to run smoothly down the
side to avoid entrapping air. Immerse the tube in the constant temperature bath so that all indicia are covered
and allow to stand 15 minutes before making a determination. Whether it is better practice to apply positive or
negative pressure to charge the reference bulb, depends on the sample.
It is customary to report data in terms of centistokes, i.e.,

Centistokes
Density

The API oils are calibrated in centistokes so that the constant of the instrument will be in like terms and is called
the Kinematic Viscosity (Cs) or Kv.
Kv = C T

where C = Instrument constant


T = Reux time sec.

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