Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement
Kinematic viscosity quantifies the inherent reluctance of a fluid to flow in response to gravitational forces. Viscosity is calculated by measuring the time it takes for a set volume of fluid to flow a specified distance by gravity through a capillary inside a calibrated viscometer at a strictly reg...
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| author | Md․Saidul Islam Md․Sadequl Azam Mahedi Hassan Atish Bhathacharjee Shahin Aziz |
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| description | Kinematic viscosity quantifies the inherent reluctance of a fluid to flow in response to gravitational forces. Viscosity is calculated by measuring the time it takes for a set volume of fluid to flow a specified distance by gravity through a capillary inside a calibrated viscometer at a strictly regulated temperature. Numerous researches have been done regarding this but the discussion about precision is absent. This study demonstrates the development and advancement of a digital thermostat control system for viscosity measurement incorporating pulse width modulation (PWM) technique in the heating module and rotator to achieve higher precise control. It comprises sensors and microcontroller-based technology to automatically regulate the temperature of bath liquid in a precise way. In this investigation, water and silicon oil both are used as heated fluids; nevertheless, the device is capable of functioning with any other alternative liquid as well. Based on the experimental findings, the tolerance of the bath temperature for water is 0.62 %, while for silicon oil it is 0.32 %. This article also discusses a comparison between using and not using PWM to showcase the influence on the precision of the thermo-control system of the bath. Incorporating PWM, excels in power management, increases accuracy, and customizable options. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-75f193cf6a9d49239d0aacbaae9bca802025-01-26T05:04:47ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302025-03-0125104098Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurementMd․Saidul Islam0Md․Sadequl Azam1Mahedi Hassan2Atish Bhathacharjee3Shahin Aziz4Corresponding author at: Institute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Institute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Energy Research and Development (IERD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, BangladeshKinematic viscosity quantifies the inherent reluctance of a fluid to flow in response to gravitational forces. Viscosity is calculated by measuring the time it takes for a set volume of fluid to flow a specified distance by gravity through a capillary inside a calibrated viscometer at a strictly regulated temperature. Numerous researches have been done regarding this but the discussion about precision is absent. This study demonstrates the development and advancement of a digital thermostat control system for viscosity measurement incorporating pulse width modulation (PWM) technique in the heating module and rotator to achieve higher precise control. It comprises sensors and microcontroller-based technology to automatically regulate the temperature of bath liquid in a precise way. In this investigation, water and silicon oil both are used as heated fluids; nevertheless, the device is capable of functioning with any other alternative liquid as well. Based on the experimental findings, the tolerance of the bath temperature for water is 0.62 %, while for silicon oil it is 0.32 %. This article also discusses a comparison between using and not using PWM to showcase the influence on the precision of the thermo-control system of the bath. Incorporating PWM, excels in power management, increases accuracy, and customizable options.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025001860Thermostat bathPulse width modulationViscosityMicrocontroller |
| spellingShingle | Md․Saidul Islam Md․Sadequl Azam Mahedi Hassan Atish Bhathacharjee Shahin Aziz Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement Results in Engineering Thermostat bath Pulse width modulation Viscosity Microcontroller |
| title | Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| title_full | Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| title_fullStr | Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| title_short | Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| title_sort | design development and performance study of a pwm based thermostat system for viscosity measurement |
| topic | Thermostat bath Pulse width modulation Viscosity Microcontroller |
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