This document discusses Brookfield viscometers and rheometers for measuring viscosity. It explains that measuring viscosity provides important information about a material's properties and performance. Brookfield offers various instruments for different viscosity ranges, sample sizes, shear rates, and price points. Their instruments provide accurate, reproducible results and are easy to use.
This document discusses Brookfield viscometers and rheometers for measuring viscosity. It explains that measuring viscosity provides important information about a material's properties and performance. Brookfield offers various instruments for different viscosity ranges, sample sizes, shear rates, and price points. Their instruments provide accurate, reproducible results and are easy to use.
This document discusses Brookfield viscometers and rheometers for measuring viscosity. It explains that measuring viscosity provides important information about a material's properties and performance. Brookfield offers various instruments for different viscosity ranges, sample sizes, shear rates, and price points. Their instruments provide accurate, reproducible results and are easy to use.
This document discusses Brookfield viscometers and rheometers for measuring viscosity. It explains that measuring viscosity provides important information about a material's properties and performance. Brookfield offers various instruments for different viscosity ranges, sample sizes, shear rates, and price points. Their instruments provide accurate, reproducible results and are easy to use.
The ability to gather data on a material’s viscosity behavior gives Why Choose Brookfield? manufacturers an important “product dimension.” Knowledge of a material’s rheological characteristics is valuable in predicting its Ease of use, flexibility, reliable performance and quality pourability, its performance in a dipping or coating operation, or of service have made Brookfield Viscometers favorites the ease with which it may be handled, processed, or used. The all over the world. All Brookfield Viscometers are interrelation between rheology and other product dimensions often accurate within ±1.0% of the range in use and have makes the measurement of viscosity the most sensitive or convenient a reproducibility within ±0.2%. Test results can be way of detecting changes in color, density, stability, solids content, duplicated anywhere in the world when the same model and molecular weight. instrument is used.
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Choices for Instrumentation
PVS Rheometer This chart shows the Brookfield family of Laboratory Viscometers and • Pressurized Sample RST Cone/Plate Rheometers at a glance. This will help to give you a general idea of Chamber • Peltier Plate • Controlled Rate what is available before making a decision. The horizontal axis indicates • Temp Probe performance capability and features while the vertical axis • RS232/USB • Calculates Viscosity addresses price level. • Torque
Need to measure viscosity in-line? Brookfield also offers a RST Coaxial Cylinder complete line of process CAP 2000+ • Controlled Stress Cone/Plate viscometers. DV3T & Rate • Broad Shear • Yield Stress Cone/Plate Rate Range • Stand Alone DV2T • Small Sample Size • Peltier Plate Programmable Cone/Plate • Defined Shear Rate Temp Control DV1 Cone/Plate • Temp Probe • Small Sample Size • RS 232 (PC control) • USB & RS232 • Small Sample Size • Defined Shear Rate • Calculates Viscosity • Defined Shear Rate • Torque
DV3T • Touch Screen Interface DV2T • Real Time Graphing • Touch Screen Interface • Temp Probe DV1 • Temp Probe • Data / User Security • Optional Temp Probe • Data / User Security • PC Control DV-E • Calculates Viscosity • PC Control • Calculates Viscosity • Calculates Viscosity • Torque • Calculates Viscosity • Torque Dial Reading • Torque • Torque • Yield Stress • Torque
Performance SPECIAL PURPOSE INSTRUMENTS KU-2 CAP 1000+ RST Falling Ball Viscometer Cone/Plate Soft Solids Viscometer • KREBS Viscosity • Single Shear Rate Tester • Viscosity • Required for Paint • Required for • Yield Stress • Used for QC and Coatings Paints and • Creep & Academic Coatings • Recovery Institutions
Brookfield also offers several special purpose instruments which are used to perform a specific type of test or are used to evaluate certain types of materials. Questions to Consider Model Selection Table Brookfield Standard 1. What is the viscosity range of your material: Low, medium, high? Viscometers/Rheometers 2. What rotational speeds or shear rates are important?
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LOW VISCOSITY The Selection Method DV1MLV 1* 2M 18 4 DV2TLV 1* 6M 200 4 DV3TLV 1* 6M 2600 4 The Model Selection Table (shown at right) shows detailed information on RVT 100 8M 10 6 standard Brookfield Viscometers/Rheometers, including the Dial Reading,
MEDIUM VISCOSITY RVDV-E 100 13 M 18 6 DV-E, DV1, DV2T, and DV3T. The Applications Table (shown at lower right) DV1MRV 100 13 M 18 6 shows information on typical applications of the standard Brookfield viscosity 200 DV2TRV 100 40 M 6 ranges. There may be industry or supplier/vendor specifications that you need DV3TRV 100 40 M 2600 6 to duplicate. Before making a final selection, we suggest that you confer with HAT 200 16 M 10 6 people in your industry to find out which Brookfield Viscometer they are using so HADV-E 200 26 M 18 6 that your data can be correlated. DV1MHA 200 26 M 18 6 DV2THA 200 80 M 200 6
HIGH VISCOSITY In addition, you may wish to call us and discuss your application or refer to DV3THA 200 80 M 2600 6 our extensive library of technical papers which covers a complete spectrum of HBT 800 64 M 10 6 HBDV-E 800 104 M 18 6 applications. We can also test your materials at Brookfield to recommend the DV1MHB 800 104 M 18 6 instrument most suitable for your application. DV2THB 800 320 M 200 6 DV3THB 800 320 M 2600 6 Spindles ** Standard torque range values M = 1 million * Minimum ranges can be extended to as low as 1 cP with the use of Brookfield Accessories
Standard Brookfield Viscometers/Rheometers are supplied with a standard spindle
set constructed of stainless steel (#302). Additional spindle options are available Applications Table in #316 stainless steel or with Teflon coating for increased corrosion resistance. Consider application and viscosity range when Other spindles and accessories are also available. selecting model (LV, RV, HA, HB)
LV SERIES – LOW VISCOSITY
Cylindrical Spindles Adhesives (solvent base) Inks Photo Resist Cylindrical spindles are particularly valuable when measuring Biological Fluids Juices Polymer Solutions non-Newtonian fluids and are applicable to any Brookfield Viscometer model Chemicals Latex Rubber Solutions with the use of appropriate range tables. Cylindrical spindles may be substituted Cosmetics Oils Solvents for standard spindles upon request. Dairy Products Paints and Coatings Hot Waxes Pharmaceuticals
RV SERIES – MEDIUM VISCOSITY
Adhesives (hot melt) Gums Plastisols RV/HA/HB Optional Cylindrical Asphalt (SHRP) Inks (screen printing) Starches LV Spindle Set Spindle Set Spindle Set Ceramic Slurries Organisols Surface Coatings Creams Paints Toothpaste Dairy Products Paper Coatings Varnish Food Products Paper Pulp
