Brookfield DV3T - VI.3 Viscosity Test Program Controls

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TheGeneral ParameterssectionincludesallViscosityTestprogramcontrolsthatwillapplyto
everystepoftheprogram.
Spindle: The spindle to be used with this Viscosity
Test.All calculations will be based on this
spindlenumber.
ReportScreen: Select the view to be presented upon the
conclusionoftheViscosityTest.
SaveResultsPath: Selectifapathforsavingdataistobedened.
Denethesavepath.
PostTestAveraging: Selectthetypeofaveragingtoperformatthe
endofthetest.
Instructions: Document the instructions to present to the
operatorwhenthetestisrun.
TheTest ParameterssectionincludesallViscosityTestprogramcontrolsthatmayvaryifthere
ismorethanoneteststep.
Speed: Speedofrotationofthespindle.
DataCollection: DataCollectionmethod.
TimeInterval: TimeintervalusedforDataCollectionmethods
thatincludeaveraging.
Density: Densityvaluetobeusedifkinematicviscosity
unitsareselected(cSt,mm2/s).
EndCondition: ConditionwhichsetstheendoftheViscosity
Test.
EndConditionValue: ParameterbasedonchosenEndCondition.
QCLimits: ParametertobeusedforQClimitindicators.
QCHigh/QCLowLimit ParameterbasedonthechosenQCLimits.
CollectSinglePointatStepEnd: DuringaMultiPointdatacollection,forcethe
DV2Ttocollectadatapointattheendofthe
step(whentheEndConditionisachieved).
IncludeThisStepintoAverageCalculation: Data from this step will be included in the
averagecalculationindicatedbytheselection
inPostTestAveraging.
Add,Insert,DeleteStepButtons
SaveButton
TheProgram GridshowsallTestParametersforeachstepinalineview.
AllmeasurementunitscanbesetthroughtheUnitsSetupbutton(seeFigureVI-2).Thismenu
canbepinnedtothescreen.Ifthemenuisnotpinned,thenitwillminimizewhenthemouseis
movedoutsideofthewindow.