CSC Scientific Blog

I am regularly startled by little things that trigger new understanding about our slice of the instrument World.  This time it is about surface tension.

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Topics: Automatic Surface Tension Measurment, duNouy Rings, Tensiometer, Surface Tension Measurement, Surface Tension, Liquid Properties

We get repeated queries about calibration of our DuNouy Ring Tensiometers. That makes me think that calibrating procedures to insure accurate surface tension measurment needs some clarification.

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Topics: duNouy Rings, Tensiometer, Surface Tension, Calibration

Within the catalog of questions we are asked is a  category related to Calibrating duNouy Ring Tensiometers. The subject matter ranges from how, why and what is proven?

I guess the immediate and wise-assed answers are:

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Topics: duNouy Rings, Tensiometer, Surface Tension Measurement, Surface Tension, Calibration, Interfacial Tensiometer, Fisher Tensiomat, Liquid Properties

This ramble is about changes in the Surface Tension Equipment landscape.

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Topics: duNouy Rings, Tensiometer, Surface Tension Measurement, Surface Tension, Interfacial Tensiometer, Fisher Tensiomat, Liquid Properties

You may recall that I promised to offer my interpretation as to how Surface Tension is related to Viscosity.

To begin with, liquid surface tension and viscosity share a common trait: they both involve properties of fluids. After that, things start to get murky.

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Topics: Wilhelmy Plates, Viscosity, duNouy Rings, Tensiometer, Surface Tension Measurement, Surface Tension, Interfacial Tensiometer, Liquid Properties

My musings were interrupted this week with a pressing challenge. It was stated like this:

 “My duNouy ring kept falling off the arm hook when attempting to immerse it into a high-viscosity sample.”

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Topics: duNouy Rings, Surface Tension Measurement, Surface Tension, Interfacial Tensiometer, tensiometers, Liquid Properties