30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers
The history of commercial viscometry and rheometry over the last thirty years is summarised. In terms of those instruments that have established themselves in a lasting position in the field, we highlight the importance of a sound original idea, good marketing, and constant improvement as technology...
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| description | The history of commercial viscometry and rheometry over the last thirty years is summarised. In terms of those instruments that have established themselves in a lasting position in the field, we highlight the importance of a sound original idea, good marketing, and constant improvement as technology advances. Instruments in this area fall into three categories: simple, low-cost instruments to measure viscosity or at least an equivalent Newtonian viscosity; multi-speed instruments often able to record data on another display or storage device, and rheometers, i.e. instruments capable of a rotational shearing action, as well as one of the following: oscillation, creep and normal force measurement to give some measure of viscoelasticity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12338ed998944097911e06213563841d2022-12-21T22:06:15ZengDe GruyterApplied Rheology1617-81061999-04-0192697610.1515/arh-2009-000630 Years of Progress in Viscometers and RheometersBarnes Howard A.0Schimanski Harry1Bell Derek2Unilever Research, Port Sunlight, L63 3JW, UK, fax: X44.151.6411829Stable Micro Systems Ltd, Godalming, GU7 1YL, UKTA Instruments, Leatherhead, KT22 7UQ, UKThe history of commercial viscometry and rheometry over the last thirty years is summarised. In terms of those instruments that have established themselves in a lasting position in the field, we highlight the importance of a sound original idea, good marketing, and constant improvement as technology advances. Instruments in this area fall into three categories: simple, low-cost instruments to measure viscosity or at least an equivalent Newtonian viscosity; multi-speed instruments often able to record data on another display or storage device, and rheometers, i.e. instruments capable of a rotational shearing action, as well as one of the following: oscillation, creep and normal force measurement to give some measure of viscoelasticity.https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2009-0006viscometerrheometerhistory |
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| title | 30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers |
| title_full | 30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers |
| title_fullStr | 30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers |
| title_full_unstemmed | 30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers |
| title_short | 30 Years of Progress in Viscometers and Rheometers |
| title_sort | 30 years of progress in viscometers and rheometers |
| topic | viscometer rheometer history |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2009-0006 |
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