Yield point adaptation for rotating viscometers

Details Yield point adaptation for rotating viscometers Yield point adaptation for rotating viscometers

2005-04-05

2005-04-05

Larkin, Daniel S. (Department: 2856)

Measuring and testing

Liquid analysis or analysis of the suspension of solids in a...

Viscosity

C073S054310, C073S054380

Reexamination Certificate

active

06874353

ABSTRACT:
A conventional Couette viscometer is transformed to measure yield point, also known as yield stress, and other rheology of various fluids, including ones with particulates. A rotating viscometer includes a driven portion, a responsive body, a standard spring, and a plurality of fins. The fins have predetermined shapes such that the rotating viscometer and the standard spring, connected to the responsive body having at least a portion of the fins, are sensitive to detect yield stress of a test fluid composition in response to a selected rotation imparted to the driven portion. A method of measuring yield stress includes operating a standard rotating viscometer modified with a plurality of intermeshing fins such that a standard spring of the standard rotating viscometer responds to a torque that is related to yield stress and that is imposed by a stressed test material on a portion of the fins connected to the spring.

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