Hydrostatics and Properties of Fluids — MOE Lab Tender Details

Hydrostatics and Properties of Fluids

Self-contained, mobile unit for many experiments in fluid mechanics, from Archimedes’ Principle to stability of a floating body

Experiments
Determination of fluid density and specific gravity
Principles and use of a hydrometer
Capillarity in tubes and between plates
Measurement of viscosity by falling sphere method
Demonstration of Pascal’s law
Measurement of fluid levels by vernier hook gauge
Fluid flow head relationship
Verification of Archimedes’ principle and demonstration of principles of flotation
Stability of a floating body and determination of metacentric height
Measurement of force and centre of pressure on a plane Surface
Operation and calibration of a Bourdon pressure gauge
U-tube manometers with fluids of different density

Equipment included
Reservoir Tank with hand pump
Drain Tray with cover and rubber bung, 29-33 mm
2x Sink Covers
Pyrex Measuring Beakers, 800 ml and 100 ml
Triple Beam Balance with weights
Eureka Can
Density Bottle
Header Tank with Hook Depth Gauge
Capillarity apparatus:
Glass Tubes  - 1.6 mm, 0.8 mm and 0.4 mm bores
Glass Plates with side clamps
Plastic Shims for various separations (0.002”–0.020”)
Set of Spheres for viscometer experiment
Graduated Jars – 0-1000 ml, complete with “O” Rings
50x Stainless Steel balls, 1/16” outside diameter
50x Stainless Steel balls, 1/32” outside diameter
50x Stainless Steel balls, 1/8” outside diameter
50x Stainless Steel balls, 5/32” outside diameter
Stopwatch
Pascal’s Tubes: 5 off interconnected glass tubes of varying cross sections and shapes
Archimedes’ Weight
Floating rectangular pontoon with adjustable centre of gravity
To consist of a moulded plastic water tank of nominal dimensions 600 x 400 x 120 mm, in which floats a rectangular pontoon 360 mm x 203 mm x 76 mm, fitted with a plastic sail
The sail is to include five rows of V-slots, 7.5 mm apart
Each row to be at equally-spaced heights, 55.5 mm apart
Working height of sail to be 240 mm
To be supplied with a 525 g adjustable sail weight
To be supplied two small magnets to act as “trim” weights
Angular tilt of pontoon to be nominally 8° each side of the vertical line, to be measured by a plumb bob and a graduated scale
Total weight of the floating assembly to be nominally 3.2 kg
Centre of pressure tank and balance
To consist of a clear Perspex quadrant
Quadrant dimensions: Inner radius 100 mm, Outer radius 200 mm, Breadth 75 mm. Moment arm radius to be 200 mm
2x 10 g Weight Hangers with 100x 10 g weights
Bourdon Gauge with visible mechanism and dead weight calibrator
Pressure Gauge Calibration Cylinder with Piston Weight Platform and PVC Tube
Slotted Cast Iron Weights – 4 x 1 kg, 2 x 0.5 kg, 1 x 200 g
Fluid Manometer with SG 1.99 Manometer Fluid
Water Manometer
Cycle Pump
Hydrometer 0.7–2.0
Ball Guide
Pipette Tube
Level Indicator Assembly
Bilge Pump
250 ml bottle of Extract of Barley Straw water treatment
1x Pint of SAE 30 Oil
500 ml Blue Liquid Colouring
-10° to 110° Thermometer
Hoffman Type Tube Clip
Magnet
Dimensions and Weights: 1700 mm x 750 mm 1700 mm, 120 kg