Instrument for viscosity measurements

New viscometer

Professor Jérôme Claverie of the Department of Chemistry at UQAM and the NanoQAM research center have just made available to various academic and industrial players in the nanotechnology fields a new instrument allowing the viscosity measurement of all types of fluids.

Instrument properties

This vibrating viscometer and is intended to measure the viscosity of fluids. The active part of the viscometer is a vibrating rod (Frequency of 30Hz) driven by a constant electrical supply. The amplitude of the vibration varies depending on the viscosity of the fluid in which the rod is immersed. The main applications of this equipment are the control of polymerization reactions, the control of the viscosity of inks, or the quality control of any fluid.

The VC-10 can measure vicosities between 0.3 and 10000mPa · s, between 0 and 160 ° C, with a reading accuracy of 1%. The minimum amount of sample that can be analyzed with this equipment is 10 ml.

Future uses

Anyone interested in using a viscometer must imperatively undergo training with Mr. Gwenaël Chamoulaud.