Abstract
Stoke’s method was used in the estimation of the coefficient of viscosity values of some selected viscous fluids. These included; total SAE – 20W (50) engine oil, palm oil, groundnut oil, olive oil. The result showed that, palm oil had (0.644 kgm-1S-1); total SAE – 20W (50) had (0.442 kgm-1S-1); groundnut oil had (0.299 kgm-1S-1) and olive oil had (0.185 kgm-1S-1) respectively. Values showed that, palm oil is the most viscous of all the fluids. These values compares favourably with therefore (Standard) values, within limits of experimental errors.
Table of Contents
Tile Pages
Certification – – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – vi
Table of content – – – – – – – – vii
Chapter One
- Introduction – – – – – – – – 1
- Background of The Study – – – – – – 1
- Aim and Objective of the Study – – – – – 2
- Scope and Limitation – – – – – – 2
Chapter Two
2.0 Literature Review – – – – – – – 3
2.1 Viscosity – – – – – – – – 3
2.2 Fluid flow – – – – – – – – 4
2.2.1 Laminar (uniform) flow – – – – – – 5
2.2.2 Turbulence (Disorderly) – – – – – – 5
2.3 Rate of fluid flow – – – – – – – 6
2.4 Application of viscosity – – – – – – 6
2.5 Factors affecting the viscosity of a fluid – – – 8
2.6 Determination of viscosity of a fluid stroke’s law – – 9
Chapter Three
3.0 Material and Method – – – – – – 11
3.1 Collection of samples – – – – – – 11
3.2 Apparatus – – – – – – – – 11
3.3 Method – – – – – – – – 12
Chapter Four
3.0 Results and Discussion – – – – – – 15
4.1 Tabulation of experimental results – – – – 15
4.2 Results – – – – – – – – 16
4.3 Calculation – – – – – – – – 17
4.4 Discussion – – – – – – – – 20
Chapter Five
3.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation – – – 21
5.1 Summary and conclusion – – – – – – 21
5.2 Recommendation – – – – – – – 21
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