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A.4 Verifying Calibration
1. Determinetheappropriatesamplevolume.RefertoTableA-1todeterminethecorrect
samplevolumerequiredforthespindletobeutilized.
2. SelectaBrookeldViscosityStandarduidthatwillgiveviscosityreadingsbetween
10%and100%offullscalerange.RefertoAppendix B for viscosity ranges of cone
spindles.
BrookeldusesmineraloilviscositystandarduidstocalibrateWellsBrookeldCone/
PlateViscometersatthefactory.Brookeldrecommendsthatcustomersusemineral
oilviscositystandarduidswhenyouperformacalibrationcheck.
Ifyoudecidetouseasiliconeviscositystandarduid,donotuseauidwithaviscosity
valuegreaterthan5000cPwithaCone/Plate.Brookeldoffersacompleterangeof
mineraloilviscositystandardssuitableforusewithCone/Platesforviscositiesabove
5,000cPorshearratesabove500sec
-1
;seeTableF-2inAppendixFforalistofavailable
uids.
Itisbesttouseaviscositystandarduidthatwillbeclosetothemaximumviscosityfor
a given cone spindle/speed combination.
Example: DV2TLV Viscometer, Cone Spindle CPA-42Z, Brookeld Silicone Viscosity
Standardhavingaviscosityof9.7cPat25°C
At60RPM, thefullscale viscosityrangeis 10.0 cP. Thus, theViscometerreading
shouldbe97%torqueand9.7cPviscosity±0.197cP.Theallowableerror(±0.197cP)
isacombinationofViscometeraccuracyanduidtolerance(refertoInterpretation of
Calibration Test Results inAppendixF).
3. Withthemotoroff,removethesamplecupandplacetheviscositystandarduidinto
thecup.
Table A-1
Cone Part No.
CPA-40Z,CPE-40,CP-40
CPA-41Z,CPE-41,CP-41
CPA-42Z,CPE-42,CP-42
CPA-51Z,CPE-51,CP-51
CPA-52Z,CPE-52,CP-52
Sample Volume
0.5 mL
2.0 mL
1.0 mL
0.5 mL
0.5 mL
4. AttachthesamplecuptotheViscometerandallowsufcienttimeforthesample,cup
andconetoreachtemperatureequilibrium.
5. Turnthemotoron.Setthedesiredspeed(s).Measuretheviscosityandrecordthe
readinginboth%torqueandcentipoise(cP).
6. Verifythattheviscosityreadingiswithintheallowable1%deviation,asexplainedearlier,
forthespecicviscositystandarduid(s)thatyouareusing.
TheCPEorCPAdesignationontheconespindleindicatesusewithElectronicGap
SettingCone/PlateViscometers/Rheometersonly.
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