The viscosity of a crude oil affects our ability to pump it out of the ground the viscosity and volatility of a fuel affect how easy it is to atomize in the fuel injector the viscosity of a lubricant affects its ability to protect an engine. Viscosity is one of the most important properties of a fluid and plays a very prominent role in the petroleum industry. In lab and process environments, these phenomena utilize three major viscometers, i.e., a rotating viscometer, a Falling Ball Sensor and capillary.
Measuring the viscosity of fluids is based on one of three phenomena: a moving surface in contact with a fluid, an object moving through a fluid, and fluid flowing through a resistive component. To accurately measure the viscosity of conformal coating materials,, the measurements must be made on samples at a consistent temperature. The viscosity of a conformal coating is often temperature sensitive. Because the repeatability and reproducibility of the coating process is often closely linked to the coating’s viscosity, it is a key control parameter. The viscosity of coatings is one of the main factors that determines the success of the coating process. Flexographic printing, a major segment of the printing industry, is a primary application market for viscosity control. Viscosity control instrumentation is supplied for solvent-based applications but the major growth now is in water-based inks. The printing press needs a perfect density of the ink, otherwise the process is in danger of becoming worthless.įlexo printing, gravure and offset including label and corrugated production, require ancillary equipment and components designed to make the print process consistent and repeatable, regularly monitoring viscosity using a viscometer. This is very important for the quality of a print.
PrintingĪ viscosity control system measures the thickness of the ink used in a printing press. It plays an important role in the quality control and various research and development stages in lab, process and research environments as well as a wide range of industries and applications including Food, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical, Cosmetics, Paint, Ink, Coatings, Oil and Automotives. Measuring viscosity is an effective way of determining the state (properties of matter) or fluidity of a liquid or gas. Request a Demo Viscosity Control and Measurement Applications We like nothing better than firing up our machines and showing them off!
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