Product Description
DETERMINATION OF THE SETTLING VELOCITY
The unit shall perform the following experiments and investigations:
Learning Objectives / Experiments
- Influence of the following parameters on the settling
- Velocity of spheres:
- Diameter of the sphere
- Density of the sphere
- Density of the fluid
- Viscosity of the fluid
Specification:
- Experimental unit to determine the settling velocity of different spheres
- 2 transparent cylinders
- Marking of the measuring section
- Cover with guide tube to insert the sphere
- Sluice to remove the spheres from the cylinder
- 10 spheres of various densities and diameters
- 2 areometers to determine the density of the fluids
- Stopwatch to measure the sedimentation time
Technical Data:
- 2 cylinders
- Inner diameter: 92mm each
- Height: 1330mm each
- Sink height: 1000mm each
Spheres:
- Aluminium (density: 2,7kg/dm³)
- 2x 5mm diameter
- 2x 10mm diameter
- polyoxymethylene (POM), density: 1,41kg/dm³
- 5mm diameter
- 2x 10mm diameter
- polyamide (PA), density: 1,13kg/dm³
- 2x 10mm diameter
Measuring range:
- density: 1x 0,8...1,0kg/dm³, 1x 1,0...1,2kg/dm³
Dimensions and Weight:
- LxWxH: 720x640x1650mm
- Weight: approx. 45kg