[Stoves] Kinematic Viscosity measure of organic waste water question

[Kevin]

Dear Frank

A Saybolt Viscometer is basically an "educated hole". 
A known quantity of the fluid, at a given temperature, is put in the viscometer, and the time it takes for the fluid to drip out the hole is noted in seconds. Viscosity is reported as "Saybolt seconds Universal", SSU. There are conversion factors to get from SSU to kinematic viscosity.

See: http://www.globalgilson.com/productdisplay.asp?model=PTA-176

Best wishes,

Kevin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Frank Shields 
  To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves' 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 2:11 PM
  Subject: [Stoves] Kinematic Viscosity measure of organic waste water question


  Dear Stovers,

   

  I have been asked a few time to determine the kinematic viscosity of the remaining liquid from a methane production solution. 

  These are new words for me and looking at equipment there seem to be many ways to determine viscosity and then calculators to convert to kinematic units. 

   

  For this matrix and the range needed any suggestions on inexpensive equipment?

  And what is the conversion from distance traveled of a liquid(?) to kinematic units? whatever that is.

   

  Just looking into it to see if it's something we want to do.

   

  Thanks for any help

   

  Frank

   

   

  Frank Shields

  Control Laboratories, Inc.

  42 Hangar Way

  Watsonville, CA  95076

  (831) 724-5422 tel

  (831) 724-3188 fax

  www.biocharlab.com

   

   

   



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