Sample Liquid: Corn Oil Sphere

Temperature Density (ρl) radius (r ) Density (ρs) g/cc Velocities

Material Interval
(T) °C g/cc cm TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 1 0.11468 0.11733 0.11669
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 2 0.11909 0.1217 0.12092
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 3 0.11355 0.11605 0.11525
Plastic BB Pellet
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 4 0.11685 0.11947 0.11876
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 5 0.11626 0.11881 0.11802
0.8986 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 6 0.11573 0.11831 0.11757
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 1 0.56497 0.56497 0.56604
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 2 0.59055 0.59172 0.59172
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 3 0.56391 0.56497 0.56711
Steel
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 4 0.57748 0.57803 0.57859
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 5 0.57692 0.57803 0.57915
0.8986 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 6 0.57288 0.57361 0.57471
0.8986 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 1 0.58027 0.57803 0.57252
0.8986 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 2 0.60362 0.60606 0.60484
0.8986 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 3 0.58708 0.57803 0.57692
27.81 0.8986
Steel
0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 4 0.59172 0.59172 0.58824
0.8986 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 5 0.59524 0.59172 0.59055
0.8986 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 6 0.59016 0.58708 0.58442
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 1 0.5425 0.54845 0.54446
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 2 0.56711 0.56818 0.56711
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 3 0.5425 0.54348 0.54054
Steel
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 4 0.55453 0.55814 0.55556
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 5 0.55453 0.55556 0.555351
0.8986 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 6 0.55046 0.55317 0.55046
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 1 0.51724 0.51107 0.51458
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 2 0.53763 0.53763 0.53381
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 3 0.51458 0.5042 0.5042
Steel
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 4 0.52724 0.52402 0.52402
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 5 0.52585 0.52038 0.52038
0.8986 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 6 0.52295 0.51724 0.51724
 Dynamic Viscosity (cP)

Measured Corrected
Correction Factor Average Standard Percentage Error (%)
TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
169.154 165.333 166.24 0.315881 53.433 52.226 52.512 52.724 49.989 5.47
162.89 159.396 160.425 0.315881 51.454 50.35 50.675 50.826 49.989 1.67
170.837 167.157 168.317 0.315881 53.964 52.802 53.168 53.311 49.989 6.65
166.012 162.372 163.342 0.315881 52.44 51.29 51.597 51.776 49.989 3.57
166.855 163.274 164.367 0.315881 52.706 51.575 51.92 52.067 49.989 4.16
167.619 163.964 164.996 0.315881 52.948 51.793 52.119 52.287 49.989 4.6
284.195 284.195 283.658 0.282893 80.397 80.397 80.245 80.346 49.989 60.73
271.885 271.347 271.347 0.282893 76.914 76.762 76.762 76.813 49.989 53.66
284.729 284.195 283.122 0.282893 80.548 80.397 80.093 80.346 49.989 60.73
278.038 277.774 277.505 0.282893 78.655 78.58 78.504 78.58 49.989 57.19
278.308 277.774 277.236 0.282893 78.731 78.58 78.428 78.58 49.989 57.19
280.271 279.914 279.378 0.282893 79.287 79.186 79.034 79.169 49.989 58.37
439.271 440.974 445.218 0.169182 74.317 74.605 75.323 74.748 49.989 49.53
422.279 420.579 421.427 0.169182 71.442 71.154 71.298 71.298 49.989 42.63
434.176 440.974 441.822 0.169182 73.455 74.605 74.748 74.269 49.989 48.57
430.771 430.771 433.32 0.169182 72.879 72.879 73.31 73.023 49.989 46.08
428.224 430.771 431.625 0.169182 72.448 72.879 73.023 72.783 49.989 45.6
431.91 434.176 436.152 0.169182 73.071 73.455 73.789 73.438 49.989 46.91
587.751 581.375 585.635 0.117081 68.814 68.068 68.567 68.483 49.989 37
562.245 561.186 562.245 0.117081 65.828 65.704 65.828 65.787 49.989 31.6
587.751 586.691 589.882 0.117081 68.814 68.69 69.064 68.856 49.989 37.74
575 571.281 573.934 0.117081 67.322 66.886 67.197 67.135 49.989 34.3
575 573.934 574.15 0.117081 67.322 67.197 67.222 67.247 49.989 34.52
579.252 576.414 579.252 0.117081 67.819 67.487 67.819 67.708 49.989 35.45
667.372 675.429 670.822 0.090915 60.674 61.407 60.988 61.023 49.989 22.07
642.061 642.061 646.656 0.090915 58.373 58.373 58.791 58.512 49.989 17.05
670.822 684.632 684.632 0.090915 60.988 62.243 62.243 61.825 49.989 23.68
654.714 658.737 658.737 0.090915 59.523 59.889 59.889 59.767 49.989 19.56
656.445 663.345 663.345 0.090915 59.681 60.308 60.308 60.099 49.989 20.22
660.085 667.372 667.372 0.090915 60.012 60.674 60.674 60.453 49.989 20.93
 Sample Liquid: Canola Oil Sphere

Temperature Density (ρl) radius (r ) Density (ρs) g/cc Velocities

Material Interval
(T) °C g/cc cm TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 1 0.11249 0.10961 0.10989
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 2 0.11372 0.11198 0.11211
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 3 0.10858 0.10691 0.1071
Plastic BB Pellet
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 4 0.1131 0.11078 0.11099
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 5 0.11109 0.10939 0.10955
0.8959 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 6 0.11155 0.10946 0.10966
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 1 0.54745 0.54446 0.54945
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 2 0.56497 0.56711 0.56604
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 3 0.54446 0.54545 0.54545
Steel
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 4 0.55607 0.5556 0.55762
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 5 0.55453 0.55607 0.55556
0.8959 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 6 0.55215 0.55215 0.55351
0.8959 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 1 0.56391 0.56075 0.5618
0.8959 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 2 0.5814 0.58252 0.5814
0.8959 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 3 0.55866 0.55866 0.55866
27.81 0.8959
Steel
0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 4 0.57252 0.57143 0.57143
0.8959 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 5 0.5698 0.57034 0.5698
0.8959 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 6 0.56782 0.56711 0.56711
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 1 0.53004 0.5291 0.53191
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 2 0.5425 0.54745 0.54845
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 3 0.52356 0.52539 0.52724
Steel
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 4 0.53619 0.53812 0.54005
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 5 0.53286 0.53619 0.53763
0.8959 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 6 0.53191 0.53381 0.53571
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 1 0.49423 0.49834 0.50251
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 2 0.51635 0.51546 0.52539
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 3 0.49505 0.48387 0.50761
Steel
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 4 0.50505 0.50676 0.5137
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 5 0.50548 0.49917 0.51635
0.8959 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 6 0.50167 0.49889 0.51165
 Dynamic Viscosity (cP)

Measured Corrected
Correction Factor Average Standard Percentage Error (%)
TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
172.91 177.453 177.001 0.315881 54.619 56.054 55.911 55.528 51.753 7.29
171.04 173.698 173.496 0.315881 54.028 54.868 54.804 54.567 51.753 5.44
179.137 181.935 181.612 0.315881 56.586 57.47 57.368 57.141 51.753 10.41
171.977 175.579 175.247 0.315881 54.324 55.462 55.357 55.048 51.753 6.37
175.089 177.81 177.55 0.315881 55.307 56.167 56.085 55.853 51.753 7.92
174.367 177.696 177.372 0.315881 55.079 56.131 56.028 55.746 51.753 7.72
293.398 295.009 292.33 0.282893 83 83.456 82.698 83.051 51.753 60.48
284.3 283.227 283.762 0.282893 80.426 80.123 80.274 80.274 51.753 55.11
295.009 294.474 294.474 0.282893 83.456 83.305 83.305 83.355 51.753 61.06
288.85 289.094 288.047 0.282893 81.714 81.783 81.486 81.661 51.753 57.79
289.652 288.85 289.115 0.282893 81.941 81.714 81.789 81.815 51.753 58.09
290.901 290.901 290.186 0.282893 82.294 82.294 82.092 82.227 51.753 58.88
452.183 454.731 453.881 0.169182 76.501 76.932 76.788 76.74 51.753 48.28
438.58 437.736 438.58 0.169182 74.2 74.057 74.2 74.152 51.753 43.28
456.432 456.432 456.432 0.169182 77.22 77.22 77.22 77.22 51.753 49.21
445.382 446.232 446.232 0.169182 75.351 75.494 75.494 75.446 51.753 45.78
447.508 447.085 447.508 0.169182 75.71 75.639 75.71 75.686 51.753 46.24
449.069 449.631 449.631 0.169182 75.974 76.069 76.069 76.037 51.753 46.92
601.793 602.862 599.677 0.117081 70.459 70.584 70.211 70.418 51.753 36.07
587.971 582.654 581.592 0.117081 68.84 68.218 68.093 68.384 51.753 32.14
609.241 607.119 604.988 0.117081 71.331 71.082 70.833 71.082 51.753 37.35
594.89 592.756 590.638 0.117081 69.65 69.4 69.152 69.401 51.753 34.1
598.608 594.89 593.297 0.117081 70.086 69.65 69.464 69.733 51.753 34.74
599.677 597.542 595.423 0.117081 70.211 69.961 69.713 69.962 51.753 35.18
698.717 692.955 687.204 0.090915 63.524 63 62.477 63 51.753 21.73
668.785 669.94 657.278 0.090915 60.803 60.908 59.756 60.489 51.753 16.88
697.56 713.677 680.3 0.090915 63.419 64.884 61.849 63.384 51.753 22.47
683.748 681.441 672.235 0.090915 62.163 61.953 61.116 61.744 51.753 19.31
683.167 691.803 668.785 0.090915 62.11 62.895 60.803 61.936 51.753 19.68
688.355 692.191 674.928 0.090915 62.582 62.931 61.361 62.291 51.753 20.36
Sample Liquid: 100% Glycerine Sphere

Temperature Density (ρl) radius (r ) Density (ρs) g/cc Velocities

Material Interval
(T) °C g/cc cm TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 1 0.00649 0.00603 0.00599
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 2 0.00705 0.00724 0.00698
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 3 0.00682 0.00637 0.00633
Plastic BB Pellet
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 4 0.00676 0.00658 0.00645
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 5 0.00693 0.00678 0.00664
1.2514 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 6 0.00678 0.00651 0.00641
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 1 0.07132 0.0684 0.07512
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 2 0.07512 0.07483 0.07307
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 3 0.06918 0.06973 0.06298
Steel
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 4 0.07317 0.07147 0.07408
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 5 0.07203 0.07219 0.06765
1.2514 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 6 0.07179 0.07088 0.06997
1.2514 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 1 0.06586 0.06341 0.06489
1.2514 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 2 0.06847 0.06899 0.06904
1.2514 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 3 0.06616 0.06297 0.06479
31.17 1.2514
Steel
0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 4 0.06714 0.06608 0.0669
1.2514 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 5 0.06729 0.06584 0.06685
1.2514 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 6 0.06681 0.06501 0.06618
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 1 0.05488 0.0549 0.05511
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 2 0.05888 0.0589 0.05911
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 3 0.05152 0.05096 0.05055
Steel
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 4 0.05681 0.05683 0.05704
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 5 0.05495 0.05465 0.0545
1.2514 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 6 0.05493 0.05473 0.0547
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 1 0.04982 0.0499 0.05024
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 2 0.05065 0.05058 0.05048
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 3 0.04981 0.04956 0.04953
Steel
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 4 0.05023 0.05024 0.05036
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 5 0.05023 0.05006 0.05
1.2514 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 6 0.05009 0.05001 0.05008
 Dynamic Viscosity

Measured Corrected Percentage Error

Correction Factor Average Standard
TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 (%)
1940.139 2088.143 2102.087 0.315881 612.853 659.605 664.009 645.489 558.531 15.57
1786.029 1739.158 1803.94 0.315881 564.173 549.367 569.83 561.123 558.531 0.46
1846.261 1976.688 1989.179 0.315881 583.199 624.398 628.344 611.98 558.531 9.57
1862.648 1913.602 1952.171 0.315881 588.375 604.471 616.654 603.167 558.531 7.99
1816.955 1857.154 1896.31 0.315881 573.942 586.64 599.008 586.53 558.531 5.01
1857.154 1934.178 1964.353 0.315881 586.64 610.97 620.502 606.037 558.531 8.51
2142.575 2234.042 2034.191 0.282893 606.119 631.995 575.458 604.524 558.531 8.23
2034.191 2042.075 2091.261 0.282893 575.458 577.689 591.603 581.583 558.531 4.13
2208.853 2191.431 2426.301 0.282893 624.869 619.94 686.384 643.731 558.531 15.25
2088.403 2138.078 2062.749 0.282893 590.795 604.847 583.537 593.06 558.531 6.18
2121.456 2116.754 2258.81 0.282893 600.145 598.815 639.002 612.654 558.531 9.69
2128.548 2155.876 2183.914 0.282893 602.151 609.882 617.814 609.949 558.531 9.21
3683.425 3825.744 3738.487 0.169182 623.169 647.247 632.485 634.3 558.531 13.57
3543.017 3516.313 3513.766 0.169182 599.415 594.897 594.466 596.259 558.531 6.75
3666.723 3852.476 3744.257 0.169182 620.344 651.77 633.461 635.192 558.531 13.73
3613.202 3671.162 3626.164 0.169182 611.289 621.095 613.482 615.289 558.531 10.16
3605.148 3684.544 3628.877 0.169182 609.926 623.359 613.941 615.742 558.531 10.24
3631.049 3731.586 3665.615 0.169182 614.308 631.317 620.156 621.927 558.531 11.35
5526.249 5524.236 5503.186 0.117081 647.019 646.783 644.319 646.04 558.531 15.67
5150.825 5149.076 5130.783 0.117081 603.064 602.859 600.717 602.213 558.531 7.82
5886.657 5951.345 5999.616 0.117081 689.216 696.789 702.441 696.149 558.531 24.64
5338.507 5336.628 5316.98 0.117081 625.038 624.818 622.517 624.124 558.531 11.74
5519.21 5549.507 5564.781 0.117081 646.195 649.742 651.53 649.156 558.531 16.23
5521.219 5541.395 5544.434 0.117081 646.43 648.792 649.148 648.123 558.531 16.04
6573.089 6562.551 6518.139 0.090915 597.592 596.634 592.597 595.608 558.531 6.64
6465.376 6474.324 6487.149 0.090915 587.8 588.613 589.779 588.731 558.531 5.41
6574.409 6607.573 6611.575 0.090915 597.712 600.727 601.091 599.843 558.531 7.4
6519.437 6518.139 6502.607 0.090915 592.715 592.597 591.185 592.166 558.531 6.02
6519.437 6541.576 6549.426 0.090915 592.715 594.727 595.441 594.294 558.531 6.4
6537.658 6548.116 6538.964 0.090915 594.371 595.322 594.49 594.728 558.531 6.48
 Sample Liquid: SAE 15W-40 Sphere

Temperature Density (ρl) radius (r ) Density (ρs) g/cc Velocities

Material Interval
(T) °C g/cc cm TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 1 0.03555 0.03535 0.03517
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 2 0.03627 0.03607 0.03579
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 3 0.03469 0.03441 0.03409
Plastic BB Pellet
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 4 0.03591 0.03571 0.03548
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 5 0.03546 0.03522 0.03492
0.8617 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 6 0.03549 0.03527 0.035
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 1 0.24773 0.24773 0.24752
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 2 0.25316 0.25338 0.25274
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 3 0.24116 0.24116 0.24077
Steel
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 4 0.25042 0.25052 0.2501
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 5 0.24702 0.24712 0.24661
0.8617 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 6 0.24725 0.24732 0.24691
0.8617 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 1 0.23962 0.24058 0.24096
0.8617 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 2 0.2459 0.24651 0.2453
0.8617 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 3 0.23364 0.23456 0.23346
27.81 0.8617
Steel
0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 4 0.24272 0.24351 0.24311
0.8617 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 5 0.23962 0.24038 0.23923
0.8617 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 6 0.23962 0.24045 0.23981
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 1 0.21009 0.21247 0.21284
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 2 0.21254 0.21293 0.213
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 3 0.20436 0.20474 0.20574
Steel
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 4 0.21131 0.2127 0.21292
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 5 0.20837 0.20876 0.2093
0.8617 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 6 0.20894 0.20998 0.21047
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 1 0.19023 0.18939 0.19048
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 2 0.1943 0.1928 0.19417
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 3 0.18371 0.18304 0.18394
Steel
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 4 0.19225 0.19108 0.19231
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 5 0.18886 0.18779 0.18892
0.8617 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 6 0.18931 0.18832 0.18943
 Dynamic Viscosity

Measured Corrected Percentage Error

Correction Factor Average Standard
TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 (%)
565.697 568.897 571.809 0.315881 178.693 179.704 180.624 179.674 176.418 1.85
554.467 557.541 561.903 0.315881 175.146 176.117 177.494 176.252 176.418 0.09
579.721 584.438 589.924 0.315881 183.123 184.613 186.346 184.694 176.418 4.69
560.025 563.162 566.813 0.315881 176.901 177.892 179.045 177.946 176.418 0.87
567.132 570.997 575.902 0.315881 179.146 180.367 181.916 180.476 176.418 2.3
566.653 570.188 574.586 0.315881 178.995 180.112 181.501 180.203 176.418 2.15
651.404 651.404 651.957 0.282893 184.278 184.278 184.434 184.33 176.418 4.48
637.433 636.879 638.492 0.282893 180.325 180.169 180.625 180.373 176.418 2.24
669.151 669.151 670.235 0.282893 189.298 189.298 189.605 189.4 176.418 7.36
644.407 644.15 645.232 0.282893 182.298 182.226 182.532 182.352 176.418 3.36
653.277 653.012 654.363 0.282893 184.807 184.733 185.115 184.885 176.418 4.8
652.669 652.484 653.568 0.282893 184.635 184.583 184.89 184.703 176.418 4.7
1069.123 1064.856 1063.177 0.169182 180.876 180.154 179.87 180.3 176.418 2.2
1041.818 1039.24 1044.367 0.169182 176.257 175.821 176.688 176.255 176.418 0.09
1096.487 1092.186 1097.332 0.169182 185.506 184.778 185.649 185.311 176.418 5.04
1055.468 1052.044 1053.775 0.169182 178.566 177.987 178.28 178.278 176.418 1.05
1069.123 1065.742 1070.865 0.169182 180.876 180.304 181.171 180.784 176.418 2.47
1069.123 1065.432 1068.275 0.169182 180.876 180.252 180.733 180.62 176.418 2.38
1525.46 1508.372 1505.75 0.117081 178.602 176.602 176.295 177.166 176.418 0.42
1507.876 1505.114 1504.619 0.117081 176.544 176.22 176.162 176.309 176.418 0.06
1568.232 1565.321 1557.713 0.117081 183.61 183.269 182.379 183.086 176.418 3.78
1516.653 1506.741 1505.184 0.117081 177.571 176.411 176.228 176.737 176.418 0.18
1538.052 1535.179 1531.218 0.117081 180.077 179.74 179.277 179.698 176.418 1.86
1533.856 1526.259 1522.706 0.117081 179.585 178.696 178.28 178.854 176.418 1.38
1824.343 1832.435 1821.949 0.090915 165.86 166.596 165.642 166.033 176.418 5.89
1786.129 1800.025 1787.325 0.090915 162.386 163.649 162.495 162.843 176.418 7.69
1889.091 1896.005 1886.728 0.090915 171.747 172.375 171.532 171.885 176.418 2.57
1805.175 1816.228 1804.612 0.090915 164.117 165.122 164.066 164.435 176.418 6.79
1837.577 1848.047 1836.994 0.090915 167.063 168.015 167.01 167.363 176.418 5.13
1833.209 1842.846 1832.048 0.090915 166.666 167.542 166.561 166.923 176.418 5.38
 Sample Liquid: SAE 10W-40 Sphere

Temperature Density (ρl) radius (r ) Density (ρs) g/cc Velocities

Material Interval
(T) °C g/cc cm TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 1 0.04559 0.04533 0.04455
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 2 0.04896 0.04857 0.0476
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 3 0.04516 0.04473 0.04383
Plastic BB Pellet
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 4 0.04721 0.04689 0.04602
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 5 0.04698 0.04657 0.04563
0.8408 0.2975 1.904 1.904 1.904 6 0.04651 0.04615 0.04527
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 1 0.30769 0.30801 0.30706
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 2 0.32751 0.32715 0.32644
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 3 0.30364 0.30364 0.30242
Steel
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 4 0.31729 0.31729 0.31646
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 5 0.31513 0.31496 0.31397
0.8408 0.3175 8.2049 8.2049 8.2049 6 0.31261 0.31261 0.31163
0.8408 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 1 0.30334 0.30457 0.30364
0.8408 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 2 0.32258 0.32258 0.32017
0.8408 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 3 0.29851 0.29851 0.29703
27.81 0.8408
Steel
0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 4 0.31266 0.31332 0.31169
0.8408 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 5 0.31008 0.31008 0.30817
0.8408 0.4 8.2064 8.2064 8.2064 6 0.3078 0.30822 0.30664
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 1 0.27125 0.27223 0.27174
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 2 0.27791 0.27498 0.27816
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 3 0.2643 0.26479 0.2641
Steel
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 4 0.27454 0.2736 0.27491
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 5 0.27093 0.26979 0.27095
0.8408 0.45 8.1215 8.1215 8.1215 6 0.27104 0.2706 0.27121
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 1 0.23641 0.24651 0.24712
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 2 0.24671 0.25707 0.25729
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 3 0.22936 0.2381 0.23943
Steel
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 4 0.246 0.25168 0.2521
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 5 0.24213 0.24722 0.24804
0.8408 0.48 7.7712 7.7712 7.7712 6 0.24318 0.24698 0.24773
 Dynamic Viscosity

Measured Corrected Percentage Error

Correction Factor Average Standard
TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 (%)
449.962 452.543 460.466 0.315881 142.134 142.95 145.452 143.512 135.513 5.9
418.99 422.355 430.961 0.315881 132.351 133.414 136.132 133.966 135.513 1.14
454.246 458.613 468.03 0.315881 143.488 144.867 147.842 145.399 135.513 7.3
434.522 437.487 445.758 0.315881 137.257 138.194 140.806 138.752 135.513 2.39
436.649 440.493 449.568 0.315881 137.929 139.143 142.01 139.694 135.513 3.09
441.061 444.502 453.143 0.315881 139.323 140.41 143.139 140.957 135.513 4.02
525.957 525.411 527.036 0.282893 148.79 148.635 149.095 148.84 135.513 9.83
494.128 494.671 495.747 0.282893 139.785 139.939 140.243 139.989 135.513 3.3
532.972 532.972 535.122 0.282893 150.774 150.774 151.382 150.977 135.513 11.41
510.044 510.044 511.381 0.282893 144.288 144.288 144.666 144.414 135.513 6.57
513.54 513.817 515.437 0.282893 145.277 145.355 145.814 145.482 135.513 7.36
517.679 517.679 519.307 0.282893 146.448 146.448 146.908 146.601 135.513 8.18
846.944 843.524 846.108 0.169182 143.288 142.709 143.146 143.048 135.513 5.56
796.429 796.429 802.424 0.169182 134.741 134.741 135.756 135.079 135.513 0.32
860.648 860.648 864.937 0.169182 145.606 145.606 146.332 145.848 135.513 7.63
821.698 819.967 824.255 0.169182 139.017 138.724 139.449 139.063 135.513 2.62
828.535 828.535 833.67 0.169182 140.173 140.173 141.042 140.463 135.513 3.65
834.672 833.535 837.83 0.169182 141.211 141.019 141.746 141.325 135.513 4.29
1184.909 1180.643 1182.772 0.117081 138.73 138.231 138.48 138.48 135.513 2.19
1156.513 1168.836 1155.473 0.117081 135.406 136.848 135.284 135.846 135.513 0.25
1216.067 1213.817 1216.988 0.117081 142.378 142.115 142.486 142.326 135.513 5.03
1170.709 1174.731 1169.134 0.117081 137.068 137.539 136.883 137.163 135.513 1.22
1186.308 1191.321 1186.221 0.117081 138.894 139.481 138.884 139.086 135.513 2.64
1185.827 1187.755 1185.084 0.117081 138.838 139.064 138.751 138.884 135.513 2.49
1472.419 1412.091 1408.605 0.090915 133.865 128.38 128.063 130.103 135.513 3.99
1410.946 1354.085 1352.927 0.090915 128.276 123.107 123.001 124.795 135.513 7.91
1517.678 1461.968 1453.847 0.090915 137.98 132.915 132.177 134.357 135.513 0.85
1415.019 1383.084 1380.78 0.090915 128.646 125.743 125.534 126.641 135.513 6.55
1437.635 1408.036 1403.381 0.090915 130.703 128.012 127.588 128.768 135.513 4.98
1431.428 1409.404 1405.137 0.090915 130.138 128.136 127.748 128.674 135.513 5.05
 𝐹𝑑 = 6µ𝜋𝑟𝑉𝑡 𝐹𝑏 = 𝜌𝑙 (𝑔)(𝜈𝑠 )

𝑊 = 𝜌𝑠 (𝑔)(𝜈𝑠 )

Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion

𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎
When Terminal Velocity is reached, a=0
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 = 0
𝐹𝑑 + 𝐹𝑏 − 𝑊 = 0
6µ𝜋𝑟𝑉𝑡 + 𝜌𝑙 (𝑔)(𝜈𝑠 ) − 𝜌𝑠 (𝑔)(𝜈𝑠 ) =0
4
6µ𝜋𝑟𝑉𝑡 = ( 𝜋𝑟 3 )(𝑔)(𝜌𝑠 − 𝜌𝑙 )
3

2𝑔𝑟 2 (𝜌𝑠 −𝜌𝑙 )

µ=
9𝑉𝑡
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