Brookfield Vane Spindles User Manual

Vane spindles

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Vane Spindles

Assembly & Operating Instructions

Manual No. M02-290-C0809

Primary Immersion Mark

Secondary Immersion Mark

Vane
Spindle

Choose the immersion mark which best suits

the size of container for your sample material.

Vane Spindle Set

includes 3 vane spindles

and storage case

Part No. SSVANE

(empty slot)

Vane spindles can be used with any standard Brookfield Viscometer/Rheometer. V-71, V-72, and V-73 are
supplied in the Vane Spindle Set (Part No. SSVANE). The V-74 and V-75 spindles are optional extras. The
small size of the V-74 vane spindle is ideal for testing small sample sizes and fitting into sample containers
with small openings. However, limited surface area for spindle measurement geometry may make it more
challenging to obtain repeatable shear stress and viscosity values.

Table 1 - Vane Spindle Dimensions

Spindle

Vane Length

inches

Vane Diameter

inches

V-71

2.708

6.878

1.354

3.439

V-72

1.708

4.338

.853

2.167

V-73

.998

2.535

.499

1.267

V-74

.463

1.176

.232

.589

V-75

.632

1.61

.316

.803

Note: Sample container diameter should be at least twice (2x) the vane

diameter when possible. Sample container depth should provide

clearance, at the bottom, greater than or equal to vane spindle

diameter when possible.