Viscosity cup page ... is falcon about?

[Julian]

I've just found a page started by falcon over a year ago.

Ron, from the stats, it would seem you were on line yesterday.  Looks like you were having trouble uploading photos and abandoned the page.  It was a shame, because it looks like a good idea which could be of use to quite a few folks.

Anyhow, I've taken the liberty of uploading a couple of your photos and laid out the page here ...  http://www.biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Viscosity_cup

Let me know if you think it's OK.

[1958steveflying]

I've just found a page started by falcon over a year ago.

Ron, from the stats, it would seem you were on line yesterday.  Looks like you were having trouble uploading photos and abandoned the page.  It was a shame, because it looks like a good idea which could be of use to quite a few folks.

Anyhow, I've taken the liberty of uploading a couple of your photos and laid out the page here ...  http://www.biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Viscosity_cup

Let me know if you think it's OK.

That's a good idea, I shall be looking for a suitable ladle now.

[Rotary-Motion]

blending biodiesel with miss fuels will never be the same viscosity of 100% keresene would it?

[nathanrobo]

Can think of some useful applications for this:  For example comparative viscosity tests with bio after different processes.

[Head Womble]

Can think of some useful applications for this:  For example comparative viscosity tests with bio after different processes.

It could also  be used to monitor the effects temperature has on bio and veg in the winter,
after a while it should be possable to evaluate at what viscosity the filter will start to block.

[Julian]

As this seems to be generally accepted as a good idea by many, would it make sense to try and establish a "standard hole" for a specific volume ladle?

That way, if we established a "standard" temperature, we could compare viscositys between members (within reason)

[Tony]

Presumably shape also has an effect on the drain duration (wide and short vs thin and tall)?

[Jamesrl]

For accurate viscosity comparison, brewer to brewer, a standard cup will be needed.

Perhaps the top of the ubiquitous 2ltr pop bottle with a standard hole size in the cap. 

[Julian]

A standard container would be a good idea.

Don't those pop bottles deform too easly?

Using some type of packaging would mean it's widly available though.

[Rotary-Motion]

Presumably shape also has an effect on the drain duration (wide and short vs thin and tall)?

good piont also amount of oil needs to be the very same level in everybody cup aswell as being the very same cup as mentioned. i see this on a run of the mill 200 ltr drum, when full 200 ltr and you open the crud valve i can shoot a jet 2 foot in a downward arc, half full onlt achieves a 1 foot and so on... the downward force acting on the amount of volume makes a diff.

[Head Womble]

It's the height of the head that makes the difference, 100L and 50L will produce the same pressure at the bottom for the same given head (no smutty remarks needed).

[Rotary-Motion]

  lol hehe

[K.H]

I have one from my spray kit i used it when testing the coldflows

[Head Womble]

Keith, your avatar looks lie RM in a goldfish bowl.

[Julian]

Just been looking at the winter addatives page and it's obvious KH used a viscosity cup for the tests.

What did you use Keith?