Open AccessThe determination of fluid viscosity using tracker-assisted falling ball viscosimeter
Author(s) -
Isa Akhlis,
M. Syaifurrozaq,
. Sugiyanto,
Putut Marwoto,
Retno Sri Iswari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1567/4/042102
Subject(s) - viscometer , ball (mathematics) , viscosity , falling (accident) , mechanics , tennis ball , software , simulation , computer science , physics , materials science , mathematics , mechanical engineering , sports equipment , engineering , composite material , geometry , medicine , environmental health , programming language
This study intends to determine fluid viscosity. The method adopted was the utilization of a tracker-assisted falling ball viscosimeter. The falling ball viscosimeter was employed to get the motion of objects in the fluid, which was then recorded with a video recorder. The motion of objects in the video was analyzed by tracker software to get the terminal speed value of objects in the fluid. The value of fluid viscosity was then calculated using Stokes’ law. The results showed that the liquid viscosity value was 1.298 N.s/m 2 .