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APPENDIX B - Viscosity Ranges
LV Series Viscometers with Spindles #1 - #4
RV/HA/HB Series Viscometers with Spindles #1 - #7
Small Sample Adapter and Thermosel
14 0.40N 2,500 - 5,000,000 10,000 - 20,000,000
15 0.48N 1,000 - 2,000,000 4,000 - 8,000,000
21 0.93N 100 - 200,000 400 - 800,000
27 0.34N 500 - 1,000,000 2,000 - 4,000,000
28 0.28N 1,000 - 2,000,000 4,000 - 8,000,000
29 0.25N 2,000 - 4,000,000 8,000 - 16,000,000
16 0.29N 200 - 20,000 200 - 400,000
18 1.32N 5 - 500 5 - 10,000
25 0.22N 800 - 80,000 800 - 1,600,000
31 0.34N 50 - 5,000 50 - 100,000
34 0.28N 100 - 10,000 100 - 200,000
Spindle (1/SEC) LVF LVT
SSA & T-Sel Shear Rate
Viscosity (cP)
14 0.40N 6,250 - 625,000 1,250 - 2,500,000
15 0.48N 2,500 - 250,000 500 - 1,000,000
21 0.93N 250 - 25,000 50 - 100,000
27 0.34N 1,250 - 125,000 250 - 500,000
28 0.28N 2,500 - 250,000 500 - 1,000,000
29 0.25N 5,000 - 500,000 1,000 - 2,000,000
SSA & T-Sel Shear Rate
Spindle (1/SEC) RVF RVT
Viscosity (cP)
Spindle (1/SEC) HAT HBT
Viscosity (cP)
SSA & T-Sel Shear Rate
N = RPM
LVF 15 100,000
LVT 15 2,000,000
RVF 100 2,000,000
RVT 100 8,000,000
HAT 200 16,000,000
HBT 800 64,000,000
Viscometer Minimum Maximum
Viscosity Range (cP)