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1. Viscosityappearsinunitsofcentipoise(cP),Poise(P),milliPascal-seconds(mPa
•
s)orPascal-
seconds(Pa•s)ontheDV3TRheometerdisplayorcentistokes(cSt)ormillimetersquared
persecond(mm
2
/sec).
2. ShearStressappearsinunitsofdynes/squarecentimeter(D/cm
2
)orNewtons/square
meter(N/m
2
)/orPascals(Pa).
3. ShearRateappearsinunitsofreciprocalseconds(1/sec).
4. Torqueappearsinunitsofdyne-centimetersorNewton-meters(shownaspercent“%”in
bothcases)ontheDV3TRheometerdisplay.
5. Densityappearsinunitsofgrams/cubiccentimeter(g/cm
3
)orkilograms/cubicmeter
(kg/m
3
).
Note:TochangeCGStoSIunitsonthedisplay(seeSectionIV.3:GlobalSettings).
TheequivalentunitsofmeasurementintheSIsystemarecalculatedusingthefollowingconversions:
SI CGS
Viscosity: 1mPa•s = 1cP
ShearStress: 1Newton/m
2
= 10dyne/cm
2
Torque: 1Newton•m = 10
7
dyne•cm
ReferencestoviscositythroughoutthismanualaredoneinCGSunits.TheDV3TRheometerprovides
equivalentinformationinSIunits.
I.1 Components
Pleasechecktobesurethatyouhavereceivedallcomponents,andthatthereisnodamage.If
youaremissinganyparts,pleasenotifyBrookeldEngineeringoryourlocalBrookeldagent
immediately.Anyshippingdamagemustbereportedtothecarrier.
Components Part Number Quantity
DV3T DV3T Extra
DV3TRheometer varies 1 1
ModelGLaboratoryStand
ModelQLaboratoryStand
MODELG
MODELQ
1
ø
ø
1
SpindleSetwithCase*
DV3TLVsetoffourspindles
DV3TRVsetofsixspindles(#2-#7)
DV3THA/HBsetofsixspindles(#2-#7)
varies
SSLorSSLK
†
SSRorSSRK
†
SSHorSSHK
†
1
or
or
1
For Cone/Plate versions: a spindle wrench (SP-23), one cone spindle (CPA-XXZ), a sample cup
(CPA-44YZ) replace the spindle set.
PowerCord varies 1 1
RTDTemperatureProbe DVP-94Y 1 1
GuardLeg
DV3TLV
DV3TRV
B-20YorB-20KY
†
B-21YorB-21KY
†
1
or
1
CarryingCase
PGFlashSoftware
RheocalcTSoftware
USBFlashDrive
ScreenClothw/case
Stylus
OperatingManual
ShippingCap
ScreenProtector
DVE-7Y
CDProgA
GV-3003
GV-1044
GV-1045
GV-1043
M13-167
N/A
GV-1020
1
1
ø
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
*NotsuppliedwithCone/Plateversion.
† “K”inthepartnumberidentifiesEZ-LockSpindlesandGuardlegs