Microviscometer.

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for determining the viscosity of fluids and for determining the point of gelation during the curing of a material. Attached to one end of an oscillating lever, a disposable probe is immersed in a small fluid specimen, while a strain gauge and a displacement transducer are attached to the lever for monitoring its movement. The viscosity of fluids is correlated with the strain measurement, while the gelation point of a material during its curing cycle is determined by monitoring the phase angle between the strain gauge output and the lever displacement transducer output. Patent Applications. (mjm)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1988
Accession Number
ADD013843

Entities

People

  • John G. Williams

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Displacement
  • Gages
  • Gelation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Strain Gages
  • Transducers
  • Viscosity

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.