摘要:
On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer (20) of the type in which a first metering pump (24) delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage (30) and a second metering pump (34) returns the diverted melt from the capillary passage (30) to the process main stream and the viscosity of the diverted melt is measured by controlling the rate of flow of the melt to maintain constant the pressure drop between spaced apart locations along the capillary passage (30) and measuring the temperature of the melt in the capillary passage (30). The measurements may be made while controlling the speed of the second metering pump (34) independent of the speed of the first metering pump (24) to maintain the pressure at the exit (66) of the capillary passage (30) essentially constant. The capillary passage (30) is placed in close proximity to the process main stream for maintaining a relatively short residence time during which the diverted melt resides outside the process main stream so as to attain a relatively quick response to changes in the measured viscosity. The rheometer (20) includes a relatively thin plate interposed between first and second blocks, the plate including a slot establishing a chamber between the first and second blocks for providing the capillary passage (30).
摘要:
An improvement in a rheometer (10) and a method for measuring rheological properties of a viscoelastic test specimen at different temperatures, at which different temperatures the viscoelastic properties exhibit a relatively wide difference, wherein the test specimen is placed between and is coupled with opposed plates, one of the opposed plates (42) is oscillated angularly relative the other of the opposed plates (40), and the angular displacement of one of the plates relative to the other of the plates and the torque associated with the relative angular displacement are measured within an optimum range of torque and angular displacement for determining the rheological properties, wherein a first contact area (64) on one of the opposed plates (42) is coupled with the test specimen when the test specimen is at one of the different temperatures, and a second contact area (66) on the one of the opposed plates (42) is coupled with the test specimen when the test specimen is at another of the different temperatures, the first contact area (64) being different from the second contact area (66) such that, by virtue of the difference between the first and second contact areas, the torque and the relative angular displacement measured at each of the one and the other of the different temperatures fall within the optimum range.
摘要:
On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer of the type in which a first metering pump delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage and a second metering pump returns the diverted melt from the capillary passage to the process main stream and the viscosity of the diverted melt is measured by controlling the rate of flow of the melt to maintain constant the pressure drop between spaced apart locations along the capillary passage and measuring the temperature of the melt in the capillary passage. The measurements may be made while controlling the speed of the second metering pump independent of the speed of the first metering pump to maintain the pressure at the exit of the capillary passage essentially constant. The capillary passage is placed in close proximity to the process main stream for maintaining a relatively short residence time during which the diverted melt resides outside the process main stream so as to attain a relatively quick response to changes in the measured viscosity. The rheometer includes a relatively thin plate interposed between first and second blocks, the plate including a slot establishing a chamber between the first and second blocks for providing the capillary passage.
摘要:
On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer of the type in which a first metering pump delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage and a second metering pump returns the diverted melt from the capillary passage to the process main stream and the viscosity of the diverted melt is measured by controlling the rate of flow of the melt to maintain constant the pressure drop between spaced apart locations along the capillary passage and measuring the temperature of the melt in the capillary passage. The measurements may be made while controlling the speed of the second metering pump independent of the speed of the first metering pump to maintain the pressure at the exit of the capillary passage essentially constant. The capillary passage is placed in close proximity to the process main stream for maintaining a relatively short residence time during which the diverted melt resides outside the process main stream so as to attain a relatively quick response to changes in the measured viscosity. The rheometer includes a relatively thin plate interposed between first and second blocks, the plate including a slot establishing a chamber between the first and second blocks for providing the capillary passage.
摘要:
On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer (20) of the type in which a first metering pump (24) delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage (36) and a second metering pump (34) returns the diverted melt from the capillary passage to the process main stream and the viscosity of the diverted melt is measured by controlling the rate of flow of the melt through the capillary passage to maintain constant the pressure drop between spaced apart locations along the capillary passage and measuring the temperature of the melt in the capillary passage. The measurements may be made while controlling the speed of the second metering pump independent of the speed of the first metering pump to maintain the pressure at the exit of the capillary passage essentially constant. A parallel flow passage (70) has an inlet placed between the first metering pump and the entrance to the capillary passage, in close juxtaposition with the entrance, and an outlet placed between the exit from the capillary passage and the second metering pump, and a valve (76) in the parallel flow passage is operated so that diverted melt selectively is passed through the parallel flow passage to attain a relatively quick response and relatively short residence time of the diverted melt in the rheometer.
摘要:
On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer (20) of the type in which a first metering pump (24) delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage (30) and a second metering pump (34) returns the diverted melt from the capillary passage (30) to the process main stream and the viscosity of the diverted melt is measured by controlling the rate of flow of the melt to maintain constant the pressure drop between spaced apart locations along the capillary passage (30) and measuring the temperature of the melt in the capillary passage (30). The measurements may be made while controlling the speed of the second metering pump (34) independent of the speed of the first metering pump (24) to maintain the pressure at the exit (66) of the capillary passage (30) essentially constant. The capillary passage (30) is placed in close proximity to the process main stream for maintaining a relatively short residence time during which the diverted melt resides outside the process main stream so as to attain a relatively quick response to changes in the measured viscosity. The rheometer (20) includes a relatively thin plate interposed between first and second blocks, the plate including a slot establishing a chamber between the first and second blocks for providing the capillary passage (30).