A NEW RHEOMETER CONCEPT EXTENDING THE CAPABILITIES OF ROTATIONAL RHEOMETER

摘要

A new rheometer concept based on two air bearing supported motors is introduced. The combination of two motors into one rheometer system offers increased sensitivity and new testing capabilities not possible before. Three completely different testing modes such as combined motor transducer, separate motor transducer and counter rotation are available in one single rheometer system. The aim of the paper is to describe the new technologies involved and to outline future applications.