A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus offers consumers services for the measuring dynamic viscosity and conducting rheological studies of various materials under a outsourcing agreement or subcontract.

A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus is equipped with a modern rheometer «PHYSICA MCR 301» by ANTON PAAR (Austria), which is designed for measuring dynamic viscosity and conducting rheological studies of various materials (liquid, consistency, viscoelastic and elastic).

The rheometer «PHYSICA MCR 301» is a laboratory automatic device consisting of a control unit, a measuring device, a temperature control system and a touch screen for manual control of the device. To transmit data and control the operation of the rheometer, a personal computer is used, on the screen of which the measurement results are displayed in the form of tables and graphical dependencies.

Rheometer «PHYSICA MCR 301» has the following operating modes:
1. Determination of shear stress dependence on shear rate in modes:
* shear rate control;
* shear stress control.
2. Determination of elastic moduli and loss moduli of consistent, viscoelastic and elastic materials during vibration tests in the following modes:
* amplitude sweep when controlling deformation;
* amplitude sweep when controlling voltage.
3. Determination of the compliance of consistent, viscoelastic and elastic materials in modes:
* constant shear strain;
* constant shear stress.
4. Determination of rheological properties when the gap value is changed:
* with a given velocity;
* with a given normal force.

Technical specifications:

Parameter	Meaning
Range of shear rate, s-1	0,01..8000
Range of shear stress, Pa	2∙10-3..1,2∙105
Range of measurements dynamic viscosity, Pa∙s	10-6..1010
Frequency range, Hz	10-5..200
Range of measurement normal voltages, H	-50..50

Areas of application:
* food;
* chemical;
* pharmaceutical;
* oil refining;
* perfumery and other industries;
* and also in scientific research.

The Institute offers partners services for the measuring dynamic viscosity and conducting rheological studies of various materials under a outsourcing agreement or subcontract.

More on the A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus site. (in Russian)

Rheometer «PHYSICA MCR 301» is similar to products of the following companies:
«NETZSCH Group» (Germany);
«Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.» (USA);
«TA Instruments Ltd» (USA).

A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is the largest scientific institution in the republic dealing with the solution of fundamental and applied problems of heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, power engineering, heat engineering, chemical physics, physics of combustion and explosion, nanotechnology, as well as the creation of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies and equipment, apparatus and devices for power engineering and mechanical engineering, agro-industrial complex and construction industry, medicine, chemical, electronic, radio engineering, food industry, space industry.

The Institute carries out scientific, scientific-organizational, and scientific-production interaction with academic and industrial research institutes, universities, design bureaus, associations, and enterprises of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Latvia, China, USA, India, Germany, Poland , Czech Republic, Israel, Brazil, Italy, France, and other countries.

Consumers interested in purshasing services for the measuring dynamic viscosity and conducting rheological studies of various materials under a outsourcing agreement or subcontracting.