Abstract
A novel millimeter wave (MMW) rheometry is developed to determine the viscosity of fluids based on an unsteady film flow on an inclined plane. The method measures fringes due to MMW interference between the front and back surfaces of a fluid flowing across the field of view of a ceramic wave guide coupled to a MMW receiver operating at 137 GHz. With knowledge of the dielectric constant, the interference fringe spacing is used to calculate the thickness of the fluid layer. This thickness is then transformed into the viscosity by means of a simple hydrodynamic theory. Our results show that the MMW rheometry can practically distinguish between the 30, 100, and 200 Pa·s silicone oils. The geometry of the method allows for potential industrial applications such as measuring viscosity of the flowing slag down the walls of coal gasifiers. The MMW rheometry with simple modifications can be easily extended to measure important non-Newtonian fluid characteristics such as yield stress.
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