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Brookfield DV-III Rheometer User Manual

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A repeatable viscosity test should control or specify the following:

1) Test temperature
2) Sample container size (or spindle/chamber geometry)
3) Sample volume
4) Rheometer model
5) Spindle used (if using LVDV-III(#1-4) or RVDV-III(#1-7) attach the guard leg)
6) Test speed or speeds (or the shear rate)
7) Length of time or number of spindle revolutions to record viscosity.