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Brookeld Viscosity Standard Fluid General Information
We recommend that Brookeld Viscosity Standard Fluids be replaced on an annual basis, one year from
date of initial use. Exposure to outside contaminants, such as solvent, standard of dierent viscosity
or other foreign material, requires replacement annually. Oil Fluids do have an expiration date on the
label that should be adhered to.
Viscosity Standard Fluids may be stored under normal laboratory conditions. Disposal should be in
accordance with state, local and federal regulations as specied on the material safety data sheet.
Brookeld Engineering Laboratories does not recertify Viscosity Standard Fluids. We will issue duplicate
copies of the Certicate of Calibration for any uid within two years of the purchase date.
Brookeld Viscosity Standard Fluids are reusable provided they are not contaminated. Normal practice
for usage in a 600 mL beaker is to return the material from the beaker back into the bottle. When using
smaller volumes in accessories such as Small Sample Adapter, UL Adapter or ermosel, the uid is
normally discarded.
e following sections explain how to perform a calibration check on your viscometer using dierent
spindle geometries. For additional assistance, videos on these procedures are available on the Brookeld
website, www.brookeldengineering.com.
Calibration Procedure for LV #1-3(61-63) and RV,HA,HB #1-6(01-06) Brookeld Spindles
Please note that the LV #4 and the RV, HA and HB #7 spindles have been omitted from this procedure.
Brookeld does not recommend the use of these spindles to perform a calibration check on your
instrument. Reasons pertain to the small amount of spindle surface area that makes contact with
the viscosity standard. e diculty establishing the immersion mark precisely and the need for
precise temperature control at 25˚C in the immediate vicinity of the spindle.
Follow these steps by using one of the recommended spindles to verify calibration of your instrument:
1) Place the viscosity standard uid (in a 600 mL low form beaker) into the water bath.
2) Lower the Viscometer into measurement position (with guard leg if LV or RV series Viscometer
is used).
3) Attach the spindle to the Viscometer. If you are using a disk-shaped spindle, avoid trapping air
bubbles beneath the disk by rst immersing the spindle at an angle, and then connecting it to
the Viscometer.
4) e viscosity standard uid, together with the spindle and guardleg (if used), should be immersed
in the bath for a minimum of 1 hour, stirring the uid periodically, prior to taking measurements.
5) Aer 1 hour, check the temperature of the viscosity standard uid with an accurate thermometer.
6) If the uid is at test temperature (±0.1°C of the specied temperature, normally 25°C), measure
the viscosity and record the Viscometer reading.
Note: The spindle must rotate at least ve (5) times before readings are taken.
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