Brookfield R/S Coaxial Cylinder Rheometer - Manual (Page 8)

Brookfi eld Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 8 Manual No. M08-219-B1211
II. System Confi guration
The R/S+ Rheometer system consists of:
Rheometer head containing electronic unit and measuring drive integrated in one
housing
Lab Stand with removable catchment table
AC Adapter
Available Accessories:
Coaxial cylinder measuring system (see Appendix A)*
Temperature measuring sensor Pt100*
Water jacket assembly
Bath/Circulator
Rheo 3000 software for control of R/S+ by PC
Vane spindles
BU Spindles
Cone/Plate and Plate/Plate Assembly
The accessories in bold print are necessary for a minimal confi guration. See Figure II-1
for illustration of the R/S+ Rheometer System Components.
Available Services:
Startup Assistance
Instrument Training
Rheo 3000 Software Training
II.1 R/S+ Rheometer
Instrument features include:
Digital control of rotational speed and torque
Automatic adjustment of control parameters during measurement
Direct indication of measured and calculated values of speed/shear rate, torque/shear
stress, viscosity, temperature, and time
Data storage (measured values)
Data output to a printer (parallel)
User support with LCD and keypad
Built-in system interface with serial standard interface (RS232) for connection to a
computer or other serial data-logger
Printing and serial data-transmission during the test
The R/S+ Rheometer can either be operated manually using the keypad on the front panel or it
can be operated under computer control. The R/S+ Rheometer is supplied with a direct current
drive by the AC Adapter.
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