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TheCommandKeysincludeClear,SaveandRun.
Clear: Clearalldatathathasbeenenteredintothetestparameters
andrestorethevaluestothefactorydefault.
Save: Savethecurrenttest.
Run: Runthecurrenttest.
TheTestParameterareaincludesmanyelementsoftheviscositytestaswellaslivemeasurements
ofTorque%andTemperature.TemperaturedatawillonlybedisplayedifaBrookeldtemperature
probeisconnectedtotheDV3TRheometer.
Torque: Alivesignalfromtherheometer.
Spindle: Thecurrentlyselectedspindle.Allviscosity,shear
rate,andshearstresscalculationswillbemadebased
onthisspindle.Thespindlenumbermaybechanged
bypressingthebluearrow.
Speed: The currently selected speed of rotation. The
rheometerwilloperateatthisspeedoncetheRUN
commandkeyispressed.Thespeedmaybechanged
bypressingthebluearrow.
Temperature: Alivesignalfromtherheometerwhenatemperature
probeisattached(BrookeldpartnumberDVP-94Y
orSC4-61Y).
EndCondition: Specifytheconditionthatwillendthetest.
DataCollection: Specify the amount of data to be collected during
thetest.
Instructions: Createamessagethattheuserwillseewhenthetest
begins.
Reports: Denehowthedatawillbeviewedwhenthetestis
complete.
QCLimits: Denethelimitsforacceptablemeasurementdata.
Density: Denethedensityofthetestsample.Thisinformation
will be used when kinematic viscosity units are
selectedfordisplay(seeSectionV.4.2)
II.5.2 CongureYieldTest
YieldmeasurementsaremadeontheDV3TRheometerthroughtheCongureYieldTestfunction.
TheusercanselectCongureYieldTestfromtheHomeMenu
.