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X. Figure 1. Density of PHPA at different XVIII. Figure 3. velocity vs. density at initial temperature
concentrations 23.
XI. XIX.
XII. For the falling ball
method, the velocities of each pellet per
concentration was also calculated using velocity vs density (60C)
distance travelled
v= at 23 0.300
time
f(x) = - 0.01x + 12.31
0.200
and 60 . For concentrations other R = 0.67
velocity (m/s) 0.100
than 1% the velocities decrease from an 0.000
increase in temperature. Velocity generally 1000.00
decreased at a higher temperature due to the 980.00 1020.00
notion that the fluid is less viscous thus
requiring less time for the pellet to travel. density kg/m^3
XIII.
XX. Figure 4. velocity vs. density at elevated
velocities at 23C and 60C XXI.
temperature 60.
4 3
XIV. Figure 2. velocities of the falling ball at 23 and XXIII.
R ( o ) g=6 Rv
60.
3
XV.
(1)
XVI. Plotting the velocity as a
XXIV.
function of density for the two temperatures
XXV. where: = Density of the falling ball
results into the following graphs.
XXVI. o = Density of the fluid
XXVII. g = Gravitational Constant
XXVIII. XXXV. Figure 5. Viscosities at 23 and 60 for falling
XXIX. When values are substituted, an ball and viscometer method.
experimental viscosity value of 0.4264 XXXVI.
cP for pure water can be calculated. XXXVII.
Comparing this to the theoretical Still using the first method, the viscosity
viscosity of 0.9321 cP at the same was also measure at an elevated
temperature, there is 54.25% error. temperature of 60 in the graph below.
XXX. For polymers, as temperature increases
XXXI. Another method of viscosity decreases but the behavior
determining viscosity was through using a may vary depending on the polymer.
rotational viscometer. It measures the There is not enough literature to verify
viscosity of the fluid through the force that if the increase in viscosity of PHPA is
is required for rotating an object in a fluid. directly proportional to the increase in
Therefore, the torque value is a function of temperature as obtained experimentally.
the viscosity of the fluid. Its basic parts are The temperature dependence of the
the motor and the spindle which is driven by shear viscosity can be modeled based
the motor. Rotation of the magnetic rotor is on restrictions and certain parameters.
at constant speed. The one that drives the XXXVIII.
rotor is the viscous forces in the fluid. The
viscosity of the fluid is the measure of the
resistance of the rotating spindle.
viscosities at 23C and 60C
XXXII. 40000.0
XXXIII. Viscosities at 23 and 30000.0
60 for both methods are compared in the 60C
20000.0
graph below. The viscosity of the falling ball viscosity (cP) 23C
method is determined by manipulating 10000.0
4 2 0.0
R ( o ) g 5.0000000000000001E-3
equation 1 into = 3 . At
6v PHPA concentration (%w/v)
XLIV.
XLV. References https://www.simetric.co.uk/si_water.htm
(accessed February 7, 2017).
XLVI. CHINAFLOC. June 11, 2016.
http://www.chinafloc.com/Partially- XLIX. Unique Drilling Fluids, INC. Technical
hydrolyzed-polyacrylamide-used-in-drilling- and Division.
fluids_1442.html (accessed February 21, http://www.uniquedrillingfluids.com/fil
2017). es/49928907.pdf (accessed February 21,
2017).
XLVII. PetroWiki. June 9, 2015.
http://petrowiki.org/Polymers_for_conforma L. Scoffin, Katriona. 2013. Viscometers:
nce_improvement (accessed February 21, The Science of Measuring Fluid Flow.
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http://www.labcompare.com/10-
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2015. The-Science-of-Measuring-Fluid-Flow/
(accessed February 21, 2017).
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1 2 0. 0. 3
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CXXXV. 5
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CLXXI. CLXXII.CLXXIII.
CLXXIV.
CLXXV.CLXXVI.CLXXVII.
CLXXVIII.
CLXXIX. CLXXX.
2% 1 1 2. 3. 3. 1. 21. 46.043 46.
2
CLXXXI. CLXXXII.
CLXXXIII.
CLXXXIV.
CLXXXV.
1 1 2. 5.
CCI. 2. CCII. CCIII. CCIV. CCV. CCVI. CCVII. CCVIII. CCIX. 4 CCX.
5 2 2 9. 1 3. 1. 23. 8 48.
0 .
% 0
CCXI. CCXII. CCXIII.CCXIV. CCXV. 7
2 2 1 1 4
8
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r
CCXLV. CCXLVIII.
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CCXLVII. CCXLIX.
CCXLIV. 651
50. 47.
63 CCLII.
CCLI. 599 CCLIV.
557
CCLVIII. CCLX. CCLXI.
CCLVII. 120 CCLIX. 100 16.
CCLVI. 6 1% 20
4 CCLXIV. CCLXV. CCLXVI. CCLXVII.
CCLXIII. 119 19. 100 16.
CCLXXXVII.
CCLXXXVIII. CCXC.
2.50 308 279
CCXCI.
CCLXXXVI. CCLXXXIX.
46.
64 CCXCIV. 55 CCXCVI.
CCXCIII. 309 271
CCXCVIII.
CCXCIX.
CCC.
CCCI.