A
capillary rheometer is
in essence, a highly instrumented ram extruder
with extremely accurate ram speed & temperature control, pressure
drop measurement and capillary die geometries. For more information on
the measurement principles click HERE.
Gammadot uses
a Porpoise P9 Twin Bore Capillary Rheometer
& a Celsum Technologies ACR 2100 series
precision capillary rheometer to perform viscometry
measurements across shear / extensional rate ranges relative
to polymer processing. The rheometers are capable of measuring viscosity
data at shear rates in excess of 250,000 1/s and, in addition to providing
the required viscosity data for applications such as injection moulding
/ extrusion flow simulation, are ideal for discriminating processing problems
such as melt fracture, die swell, slippage flow, shark skinning, etc.
The instruments are fully computerised, which allows automatic testing and data collection. The data analysis systems fit routine rheological corrections, plus a large number of shear and extensional flow models, as utilised by the leading finite element flow analysis packages such as Autodesk Moldflow, Moldex3D & Sigmasoft 3D. Test methods are in general accordance of the following standards: ISO 11443-05 & ASTM 3835-02.
The instruments are fully computerised, which allows automatic testing and data collection. The data analysis systems fit routine rheological corrections, plus a large number of shear and extensional flow models, as utilised by the leading finite element flow analysis packages such as Autodesk Moldflow, Moldex3D & Sigmasoft 3D. Test methods are in general accordance of the following standards: ISO 11443-05 & ASTM 3835-02.
