MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY USES AN ALTERNATIVE VISCOMETER

Abstract

Physics learning for fluids can be done by practical methodes in orther the students really understand about
the fluids concepts. One of the fluids learning that needs to be practice is about viscosity. Measuring
instrument used to determine the viscosity of a liquid is a viscometer. This viscosity measuring instrument
can measure the thickness of a fluids accurately and specifically in accordance with predetermined
standards. Due to the importance of the amount of viscosity, it is necessary to know the measurement method
easily, cheaply and thoroughly. One way that can be used is to use an alternative viscometer as a measure of
fluids viscosity. The purpose of this research is to produce an alternative viscometer that can measure the
viscosity of a fluids. The type of this research is research and development, namely developing and
measuring with an alternative viscometer. This research results that the measurement with an alternative
viscometer for several liquids with different viscosity, gets a value that is not much different from the
standard viscosity measurement results. The conclusion of the results of this research is that an alternative
viscometer can be used to determine the viscosity of a liquid.