BV200 Plasma Viscometer Mk2/3 Customer User
Manual
Issue 9
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Sep 2020 - Rev 1.8
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4.
System Overview
4.1. Principle
The Benson automated plasma viscometer uses a regulated vacuum to pull fluid samples
through a calibrated capillary tube to determine a fluids viscosity. The precise time of the fluid
passage between two predetermined positions and the capillary tube is measured and the fluid
viscosity calculated.
4.2. Viscometer system overview