Brookfield DV-I Viscometer - Manual (Page 24)

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 24 Manual No. M/92-021-O604
Appendix B - Viscosity Ranges
LV(#1-4) and RV,HA,HB(#1-7) Viscometers
Viscometer Minimum Maximum
LVDV-I+ 15 2,000,000
RVDV-I+ 100 13,300,000
HADV-I+ 200 26,600,000
HBDV-I+ 800 106,400,000
Viscosity Range (cP)
Vane Spindles
V-71 RV .5-5 5-50 262 - 2620
V-72 RV 2-20 20-200 1110 - 11100
V-73 RV 10-100 100-1000 5350 - 53500
V-74 (4)
V-71 HA 1-10 10-100 524 - 5240
V-72 HA 4-40 40-400 2220 - 22200
V-73 HA 20-200 200-2000 10700 - 107000
V-74 (4)
V-71 HB 4-40 40-400 2096 - 20960
V-72 HB 16-160 160-1600 8880 - 88800
V-73 HB 80-800 800-8000 42800 - 428000
V-74 (4)
V-71 5xHB 20-200 200-2000 10480 - 104800
V-72 5xHB 80-800 800-8000 44400 - 444000
V-73 5xHB 400-4000 4000-40000 214000 - 2140000
V-74 (4)
Spindle Torque Shear Stress Range Viscosity Range cP
Range Pa dyne/cm (mPa•s) @ 10 rpm
Notes: 1) 1 Pa = 10 dyne/cm
2) 1 cP = 1 mPa•s
3) Possibility of turbulence at speeds above 10 rpm may give artificially higher viscosity readings.
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(4) V-74 not in the firmware for the DV-I+ spindle table. Manual calculations are required to convert
torque readings to shear stress and viscosity values.