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Viscosity - Definitions and measurement devices

Author: Bernard LE NEINDRE

Publication date: May 10, 2004

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3. Different types of viscometers

3.1 Capillary tube viscometers

Capillary tube viscometers are widely used, particularly for measuring the viscosity of liquid phases. They have the advantage of being simple to build and use. They are often chosen to determine viscosity standards, but also for industrial measurements of liquid viscosity at atmospheric pressure .

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