Calculate Capillary Depression of Mercury in Glass Tube
May 23, 2013 · Homework Statement Given the following information, derive and expression to calculate the capillary depression of mercury in a glass tube given that...
Air Trapped in Capillary Tubes: Understanding Pressure and Volume ...
Mar 14, 2012 · Homework Statement Hey folks, here is a question: A thread of mercury of length 15cm is used to trap some air in a capillary tube with uniform cross-sectional area and closed at one end. …
Using capillary action to generate energy • Physics Forums
May 16, 2010 · Hello. I've had this idea floating around in my head for a long time and lately it's really been bugging me. Say you had a tray of water, and suspended another tray above that, and then …
Using capillary action to raise water (Is perpetual flow possible?)
Nov 16, 2011 · I know there have been a number of posts relating to capillary action but after reading through them I cannot find an obvious answer to my query. Although capillary action can be used to …
Solving the Problem of Capillary Action in Tiny Peristaltic Pumps
Apr 28, 2023 · Hello, I designed a tiny peristaltic pump which works really fine. I am using a very thin tubing of 0.5mm diameter, which makes me struggle with capillary action, unfortunately. When my …
How does the capillary tube in refrigerators work?
Sep 28, 2017 · How does the capillary tube decrease the pressure on the liquid when its diameter is smaller? How small diameter of capillary tube is helpful in causing more pressure drop? And how, …
Effect of temperature on capillary rise - Physics Forums
May 5, 2012 · We all think that by increasing the temp of a liquid, the surface tension would reduce and so capillary rise will not be as high. But on increasing the temp, the liquid's density also decreases …
What is the flow rate through a capillary tube? - Physics Forums
Jun 3, 2014 · Hi, I was wondering if there was an equation for the flow rate through a straight vertical or angled capillary tube. All I can find is how to calculate...
Capillary action for non-polar substances? • Physics Forums
Oct 29, 2010 · I thought I understood capillary action, but according to my understanding, non-polar substances shouldn't undergo capillary action. Today in lab, we were working with ether, which is …
Calculate head loss per meter clarification • Physics Forums
Apr 21, 2016 · Calculate the head loss per metre length of a capillary tube which has a bore radius of 0.45 mm when a fluid of density 850 kg/m3 and viscosity of 25 cP is...