Technical Terms, Standards, Instrument Components & Conversion References
A U.S. industrial standard for process equipment design, often required for Clean-in-Place (CIP) certification.
Viscosity value associated with a Newtonian material.
American Society for Testing and Materials. A U.S. organization responsible for establishing test standards.
Feature that displays the maximum viscosity measurable with a selected spindle and RPM.
Spindle used with the PVS Rheometer. Remains stationary while the sample cup rotates.
A cgs unit of viscosity measurement.
Communication channel through which data is transmitted between devices.
A cylindrical spindle rotating inside a cylindrical chamber sharing the same centerline.
A spindle with a nearly flat circular surface positioned at a small angle to the plate.
Brookfield terminology for cone and plate geometry.
A spindle shaped like a cylinder.
A spindle featuring a flat circular disc used for viscosity measurements.
German standards organization responsible for establishing testing standards.
A unit used for torque measurement.
Scientific unit of volume abbreviated as oz.
The physical bench space occupied by equipment.
The distance between a spindle and the chamber or cup wall.
Protective spindle bracket supplied with many Brookfield instruments.
Torque range for medium-to-high viscosity materials. 100% torque = 14,374 dyne-cm.
Torque range for high viscosity materials. 100% torque = 57,496 dyne-cm.
Very high viscosity torque range. 100% torque = 287,480 dyne-cm.
Frequency unit expressed as Hertz or cycles per second.
Placement of a process viscometer directly in a pipeline.
Viscosity unit obtained using a KREBS spindle at 200 RPM.
Liquid Crystal Display.
Torque range for low viscosity materials. 100% torque = 673.7 dyne-cm.
Milliamp, a unit of electrical current.
A very small unit of volume measurement.
Millipascal-second, a unit of viscosity measurement.
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Material whose viscosity remains constant regardless of shear rate.
Material whose viscosity changes with shear rate.
Continuous viscosity measurement during manufacturing processes.
Measurement of acidity or alkalinity.
Volume measurement abbreviated as pt.
Flat circular spindle used for visco-elastic and particulate-containing materials.
Operated by compressed air pressure.
Unit of viscosity measurement.
Brookfield terminology for plate and plate geometry.
Viscosity of a Non-Newtonian material measured at a specified shear rate.
The science of material deformation and flow.
An instrument used to measure flow behavior of materials.
Rotations Per Minute; spindle speed measurement.
Data communication protocol used in computer systems.
Resistance Temperature Detector used for temperature sensing.
Torque range for medium viscosity materials. 100% torque = 7,187 dyne-cm.
Scientific unit of shear rate measurement.
Velocity gradient in a flowing material.
Force per unit area required to move a material.
The shape of a spindle such as disc, cone, cylinder, plate, or KREBS.
Brookfield procedure measuring viscosity after a specified time interval.
Procedure measuring the time required to reach a specified torque value.
Measurement capability of a viscometer expressed in dyne-cm.
Amount of torque resistance measured by a rotating spindle.
Unit of electrical potential.
Resistance of a material to flow. Viscosity = Shear Stress / Shear Rate.
Operating viscosity range achievable using selected spindles.
Minimum force required to initiate material flow.