On-line acoustic viscometry in oil condition monitoring

The paper describes the theoretical standpoints of developing magnetoelastic viscometers and a concept of viscosity measurement. The magnetoelastic viscometer has shown the readings close to the capillary viscometer. Testing of the oils with PMMA viscosity-index improvers by viscometers has indicated changes in rheological properties observed in the non-Newtonian behavior of the oils. With increase in content or molecular weight of the improver, the non-Newtonian behavior of the oil appeared at lower frequencies of viscosity measurements. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.