Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Field Measurement of Liquid Viscosities
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The field measurement of liquid viscosities, especially the high viscous liquids, is challenging and often requires expensive equipment, long processing time, and lots of reagent.
We use quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) operating in solution which are also sensitive to the viscosity and density of the contacting solution.
QCMs are typically investigated for sensor applications in which one surface of QCM completely immersed in Newtonian liquid, but the viscous damping in liquids would cause not only large frequency shifts but also large losses in the quality factor Q leading to instability and even cessation of oscillation.
A novel mass-sensitivity-based method for field measurement of liquid viscosities using a QCM is demonstrated in this paper and a model describing the influence of the liquid properties on the oscillation frequency is established as well.
Two groups of verified experiments were performed and the experimental results show that the presented method is effective and possesses potential applications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bai, Qingsong& Huang, Xianhe. 2016. Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Field Measurement of Liquid Viscosities. Journal of Sensors،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110604
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bai, Qingsong& Huang, Xianhe. Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Field Measurement of Liquid Viscosities. Journal of Sensors No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110604
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bai, Qingsong& Huang, Xianhe. Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Field Measurement of Liquid Viscosities. Journal of Sensors. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110604
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1110604