Introduction

Liquids have many properties.  I propose that viscosity is a property that is effected by the acceleration of the liquid.  I arrived at this idea with the thought that certain liquids behave less viscously that others when moved about.  This is the reason that different motor oils are used in cars.  The higher the rating of oil, the more viscous the fluid is.  Some engines require thicker or thinner oils than others.  I propose that the viscosity of liquids differs how they are effected by acceleration. 
To prove this I am attempting to test the viscosity of several liquids and chart how they are affected by the g's produced.  I am attempting to spin the liquids in a centrifuge which can subject an object to a great amount of centripetal acceleration and centripetal forces.What I am attempting to measure is the thickness of different liquids which is also known as the viscosity of the liquid.  I am going to use the for mentioned centrifuge to measure the viscosity of the liquid.  I hypothesize that if I spin the liquids a test tube the liquids with less viscosity will travel higher up the side of the glass tube and the liquids with greater viscosity will not travel as far up the tube. Viscosity is know also as fluid resistance, this idea led me to come up with a method of measuring viscosity in certain liquids. 

In order to develop a formula for viscosity I felt that it is necessary to develop a formula that I can use to explain the concept.  Since viscosity is equal to the resistance that a fluid has, I believe that I should be able to find a constant ratio for different measuring the viscosity in different liquids.  To do this I will need to have a way of knowing the amount of centripetal acceleration that the liquids tested are subjected to.  Using multiple rates it is possible to determine the difference of viscosity that is displayed at different rates of centripetal acceleration..  I expect that the viscosity I determine will follow a general trend with the consistency and thickness of the liquids.
 

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