Viscosity measurement of Newtonian liquids using the complex reflection coefficient
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2008-10-01
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Franco, Ediguer E.
Adamowski, Julio C.
Higuti, Ricardo T. [UNESP]
Buiochi, Flavio
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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This work presents the implementation of the ultrasonic shear reflectance method for viscosity measurement of Newtonian liquids using wave mode conversion from longitudinal to shear waves and vice versa. The method is based on the measurement of the complex reflection coefficient (magnitude and phase) at a solid-liquid interface. The implemented measurement cell is composed of an ultrasonic transducer, a water buffer, an aluminum prism, a PMMA buffer rod, and a sample chamber. Viscosity measurements were made in the range from 1 to 3.5 MHz for olive oil and for automotive oils (SAE 40, 90, and 250) at 15 and 22.5 degrees C, respectively. Moreover, olive oil and corn oil measurements were conducted in the range from 15 to 30 degrees C at 3.5 and 2.25 MHz, respectively. The ultrasonic measurements, in the case of the less viscous liquids, agree with the results provided by a rotational viscometer, showing Newtonian behavior. In the case of the more viscous liquids, a significant difference was obtained, showing a clear non-Newtonian behavior that cannot be described by the Kelvin-Voigt model.
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IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. Piscataway: IEEE-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc, v. 55, n. 10, p. 2247-2253, 2008.