DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : N. YESU MARIAMMA
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & Instrumentation
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for Minorities, Guntur.
Year/Semester : IV - Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation – II
Sub. Code : AEI - 405
Topic : Density Measurement
Duration : 50 min
Sub Topic : Introduction to density
Teaching Aids : PPT, Diagrams
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 Objectives

Upon completion of this topic the student will be

able to know about density
• Definition

• Necessity of measurement

• Types of densitometers

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 Definition

• It is defined as the mass (m) per unit volume (v) .

ρ = m/v

The unit of density is kg/m3

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 •Volume is measured with a
graduated jar
•Mass is measured with weighing
machine
•By knowing volume and mass
density can be measured

Fig 1

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 Fig 2
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Temp (°C) Density (g/cm3)
100 0.9584
80
0.9718
60
0.9832
40
0.9922

0.9956502
30

25
0.9970479

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Temp (°C) Density (g/cm3)

22 0.9977735
20 0.9982071
15 0.9991026
10 0.9997026
4 0.9999720
0 0.9998395
-10 0.9998395
-20 0.993547
-30 0.983854
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T in °C ρ in kg/m³ (at 1 atm)
–10 1.342
–5 1.316
0 1.293
5 1.269
10 1.247
15 1.225
20 1.204
25 1.184
30 1.165

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 Necessity of measurement of density

• Density measurement is necessary in chemical

industries where the determination of concentration of a

solution or mixture is based on density.

• In flow measurements while converting the volumetric

flow rate into the mass flow rate, the density of a

substance should be known.

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 Types of densitometers
• Densitometer is a device used to measure the density of
a given sample

• There are three types of densitometers

• They are :

• Displacement type densitometers

• Fluid dynamic type densitometers

• Capacitance type densitometers

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 Summary
In this class we have discussed
• Density is defined as mass per unit volume
• Density measurement is necessary in chemical industries
where the determination of concentration of a solution or
mixture is based on density.
There are three types of densitometers
• Displacement type densitometers
• Fluid dynamic type densitometers
• Capacitance type densitometers

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 Quiz

1. Density is defined as

a) Volume per unit mass

b) Mass per unit volume

c) Distance per unit time

d) none

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 Assignment

1. List the various types of densitometers

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 Frequently asked questions

1. Define density.

2. Explain the necessity of density measurement

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