Brookfield DV3T - Page 102

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TableD-2liststhemodelcodesandspringtorqueconstantsforeachRheometermodel.
Table D-2
MODEL TK
MODEL CODE ON DV3T
SCREEN
DV3TLV 0.09375 LV
DV3TL3 0.234375 2.5LV
DV3TL5 0.46875 5LV
DV3TRQ 0.25 1/4 RV
DV3TRH 0.5 1/2 RV
DV3TRV 1 RV
DV3THA 2 HA
DV3TA2 4 2HA
DV3TA3 5 2.5HA
DV3THB 8 HB
DV3TB2 16 2HB
DV3TB3 20 2.5HB
DV3TB5 40 5HB
ThefullscaleviscosityrangeforanyDV3Tmodelandspindlemaybecalculatedusingtheequation:
Full Scale Viscosity R ange [cP] = TK
*
SMC
*
10,000
RPM
where:
TK=DV3TTorqueConstantfromTableD-2
SMC=SpindleMultiplierConstantfromTableD-1
TheShearRatecalculationis:
  (ShearStress(D/cm
2
))=Viscosity(P)*ShearRate(1/sec)
        =TK*SMC*SRC*TORQ