Elongation tests and fracture tests will be carried out using the extensional rheometer varying sample geometry, temperature, and strain rate. Rheology in polymer analytics thermo fisher scientific us. Sentmanat extensional rheometer ser the extensional rheometer system developed by dr. Various possibilities in using the sentmanat extensional rheometer fixture. The molecular stress function model was applied to describe the experimental results. Wang institute for soldier nanotechnology and department of chemical engineering, massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge, massachusetts 029 gareth h. Measuring the transient extensional rheology of polyethylene melts. Measurement technique and data analysis of extensional. Sentmanat extensional rheometer for stretching polymer films, fiser which elongates a filament at exponential rates, caber and vader. Extensional flow occurs during many technical processes such as spraying, filling, or, more related to polymer melts, film blowing, foam extrusion or fiber spinning. Transient extensional viscosity of lowdensity polyethylene was measured by sentmanat extensional rheometer in combination with mcr301 rheometer anton paar at different temperatures. Visualization of elongation m ea sur m nt using an sser.
Keywordssersentmanat extensional rheometeruniaxial. Rheometers from anton paar open up a constantly growing number of measurement opportunities. Brookfield applications software is available to automate data collection and, in some cases, automate control of our line o brookfield digital viscometers and rheometers. He has served as a scientific consultant to numerous academic, legal, and industrial clients worldwide and has authored dozens of publications. The ser sentmanat extension rheometer system extends a conventional steady rotational. Horizontal extensional rheometry her for low viscosity. Thermo scientific haake mars rheometers modular rheometer platform. The stress is determined from the torque exerted by the drums. For extensional measurements, strips of thin samples 0. Universal extensional fixture and sentmanat extension. The use of novel digital image analysis technique and. Microdevices for extensional rheometry of low viscosity. Furthermore, a test method and a sample preparation. Hardware and software upgrades for existing haake mars users.
About us xpansion instruments extensional rheology and. Uniaxial extensional flow measurement is particularly useful in polymer characterization because it is the strongest flow. The measuring principle of the ser system, which was developed by dr. Direct comparison between rotational and extrusion rheometers. To replace the ductility test american association of state highway.
Pressure dependence of viscosity of polymers and its importance to. Pdf measurement technique and data analysis of extensional. Ser sentmanat extensional rheometer tool for extensional properties universal adaptersfor individual rotors, e. Issues related to the experimental procedure, namely fixing the sample and controlling the temperature, as well as correction for true sample dimensions in calculation of extensional viscosity of polymer. Sentmanat and is commer cialized by xpansion instruments. Ser sentmanat extensional rheometer uxf universal extensional fixture. A portable extensional rheometer for measuring the.
The sentmanat extensional rheometer ser fixture enables you to perform extensional testing of polymer films with a rotational rheometer. Measuring systems for dmta and extensional rheology convection heating 150 c to c all accesories from the mcr rheometer series application software packages for ms windows 7 shear rate, shear stress, speed, torque, temperature, viscosity, kinematic viscosity. With accessories for practically every application and software for all user levels, thermo scientific haake rheometers are versatile, innovative instruments proven to increase productivity. Get ahead of the competition with new, modular advanced rheometer systems for faster, comprehensive material characterization. A low cost extensional viscometer for small relaxation times. Measurement technique and data analysis of extensional viscosity for polymer melts by sentmanat extensional rheometer ser. Characterizing longchain branding in polyethylene with. Issues related to the experimental procedure, namely fixing the sample and controlling the temperature, as well as correction for true sample dimensions in calculation of extensional viscosity of polymer melts.
Xpansion instruments is an innovative scientific instrument manufacturer and world leader in extensional melt rheometer technology, and miniaturescale physical material characterization specializing in rheometer and material testing and processing equipment design, extensional rheology, miniature and broadrange physical material characterzation such as tensile, fracture, tear, adhesion, friction, and peel testing of plastic, rubber, and polymer composite materials. The concept of utilising the breakup of a thin filament of fluid to determine the elongational viscosity and relaxation times in the caber rheometer was first conceived by bazilevskii et al. A standard test method will be developed based on the findings and specifications will be developed. Xpansion also provides technical service and support, custom material testing and processing equipment design services, test. The stress is determined from the torque exerted by two rotating drums. Mathematica software to obtain the capillary breakup data. Anton paars new rheocompass software, the most innovative stateoftheart. At time t 0, the upper plate is set in motion and the resulting midpoint radius of the filament rtmid and tensile force ftz exerted by the elongating column are measured. Measurement technique and data analysis of extensional viscosity. Constant force extensional rheometry of polymer solutions. Rheology mayjune 2005 issue march 1, 2005 measuring the transient extensional rheology of polyethylene melts using the ser universal testing platform martin sentmanat senkhar technologies, llc akron, oh benjamin n. Sentmanat extensional rheometer for stretching polymer films.
Universal extensional fixture and sentmanat extension rheometer. A relationship between different percentages of modifier and ductility of. Expandable for the future haake mars rheometer platform. However, a rheometer also provides a set of parameters to describe fluids with more complex behaviour than a simple viscosity. Pdf described is a detachable fixture for a rotational rheometer, the sentmanat extensional rheometer universal testing platform, which incorporates. The device was successfully employed in a field study investigating pitcher plant fluids in borneo in 2014. Filament breakup studies using a capillary breakup extensional rheometer caber provide a lowcost approach to the measurement of effective extensional properties, and such tests can be performed with low viscosity polymer solutions. Viscoelasticity and extensional rheology of model cayley. Microdevices for extensional rheometry of low viscosity elastic liquids. Universal extensional fixture uxf sentmanat extensional rheometer ser electrical heating c to 400 c convection heating 150 c to c peltier heating and cooling 40 c to 200 c application software package for ms windows 2000, xp, vista, 7, 8. May 23, 2018 this calls for a navigation tool that gives users the complete overview as well as the exact insights they require. Although originally developed as an extensional rheometer, this highly versatile miniature test platform is.
Martin sentmanat and can be adapted to the haake mars rheometer. Haake rheometer p019e ser extensional rheology system for haake mars the ser system is a new accessory for the haake mars with ctc oven which transforms a rotational shear rheometer in an extensional rheometer for melts and semisolids. Anton paars rheocompass software, the most innovative stateoftheart rheometer software on the market. Hardware and software upgrades for existing haake mars users to easily incorporate future technological innovations compatible with the thermo scientific haake viscotester iq rheometer for transfering test methods from research and development to quality control. Martin sentmanat turns your mcr rheometer into a universal testing platform for extensional rheology. Development and validation of a novel rheological test device. The data obtained from the rheometer is in the form of shear stress as a function of shear rate, and thus eliminating the need of knowing the value of c separately. Rheological characterization of polymer melts in shear and. The portable rheometer allows, for the first time, natural complex fluids such as pitcher plant trapping fluid to be studied in an ecological context.
He is the inventor of the sentmanat extensional rheometer ser and has pioneered several experimental methods in the area of extensional rheology and miniaturescale physical material characterization. It transforms the rotational shear rheometer in an extensional rheometer for melts and semisolids. The systems allow extensional measurements on filled and unfilled polymers, melts, adhesives, and food systems over a large. Measurement technique and data analysis of extensional viscosity for polymer melts by sentmanat extensional rheometer ser article pdf available in rheologica acta 494. Evf extensional viscosity fixture can be housed within the host systems environmental chamber for controlled temperature experiments. Rheoplus rheometer software is a userfriendly, flexible and powerful software for all anton paar rheometers, from quality control instruments to hight. Figure 1 schematic diagram of a filament stretching extensional rheometer fiser. Combined with the convection temperature devices, this setup enables extensional tests, e. Extensional viscosity in uniaxial extension and contraction. To characterize the extensional behavior of polymer melts and viscoelastic solids the ser sentmanat extensional rheometer. In case our support personnel needs teamviewer to support you, you can download the latest teamviewer client using the following link. Sentmanat extensional rheometer ser for the thermo scientific haake mars the ser3 fixture is available for the thermo scientific tm haaketm marstm rheometers in combination with the controlled test chamber ctc. This calls for a navigation tool that provides the complete overview as well as the exact insights they require. Sentmanat extensional rheometer, based on dynamic shear rheometer, is used to investigate the extensional deformation characteristics in which sbs modified binders exhibit both first peak elongation force, f 1, and second peak elongation force, f 2, whereas, unmodified binders and ppa modified binders exhibit no f 2.
However, for slender polymer melts, the measurements of the extensional behavior were strongly limited by the gravitational sagging effect in the sentmanat extensional rheometry ser. Modifying the calculation by taking into account the changes in sample geometry due to thermal expansion and. Rheometers measure the characteristics of viscuous fluids. A rheometer is much like a viscometer, which provides the single quantity of viscosity to define a liquid. A sentmanat extensional rheometer ser will be used to determine different parameters such as axial force, extensional viscosity, etc. A film of polymer is wound on two rotating drums, which apply constant or variable strain rate extensional deformation on the polymer film. Many translated example sentences containing extensional rheometer germanenglish dictionary and search engine for german translations. Since then, other suppliers have come up with different ways to accomplish the same end, in some cases by means of software correlations or special hardware accessories. It is recognized by the rheological community as the industry standard to which all other rheometer measurements are compared for accuracy. The sentmanat extensional rheometer ser is actually a fixture that can be field installed on shear rheometers. Analysis of extensional viscosity for polymer melts by sentmanat extensional rheometer ser. Cof on a rheometer ta users meeting 2012 22 cambridge polymer group 1 kavehpour and mckinley triborheometry. However while the dual cylinder devices are capable of producing transient values of extensional viscosity in startup of steady extensional flow they are not capable of measuring steady viscosities.
Evaluation of degradation of sbs modified asphalt binder. Synonyms for extensional rheometer in free thesaurus. Theory and calculation uniaxial extension sentmanat extension rheometer universal testing platform has two drums. The haake caber 1 capillary breakup extensional rheometer features. In this work, a new extensional rheometry was designed to combine the merits of the ser and the rheometric melt elongation rheometer. The seymour concept for a portable extensional rheometer has been demonstrated. Extensional rheological measurements were performed on a ser universal testing platform sxpansion instruments llcd speci.
Development of a novel and dynamic shear rheometer based. These rheometers use a piezoelectric crystal that can easily launch a successive wave of extensions and contractions into the fluid, applying an oscillating extensional. Universal extensional fixture and sentmanat extension rheometer are used to perform extensional rheology on melts, films, and fibers. May 01, 2004 says tim haake, general manager at goettfert, extensional or elongational viscosity is important for film, fiber, and foam processing as well as blow molding and is not obtainable with a typical rheometer. Sentmanat extensional rheometer, based on dynamic shear rheometer, is used to investigate the extensional deformation characteristics in which sbs modified binders exhibit both first peak elongation force, f 1, and second peak elongation force, f 2, whereas, unmodified binders and. Sentmanat and is commercialized by xpansion instruments oh, usa and likewise the evf can be used as a detachable. The ser system, exclusively built by xpansion instruments, was developed by dr. Publication iv examined the experimental and analytical practice and errors in uniaxial extension experiments by sentmanat extensional rheometer ser. Dos extensional rheometer 6 claiming resolution down to 0. The testing principle is based on stretching the sample.
The behavior of different modifiers and polymer degradation due to aging will be investigated. Overview extensional flows are important to converging and squeezing flows that occur in polymer processing operations such as injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, film blowing and calendering. Haaketm rheowintm measuring and evaluation software. Haake caber 1 capillary breakup extensional rheometer. The sentmanat rheometer is a fixture that can be installed on a shear rheometer. Measurement technique and data analysis of extensional viscosity for polymer melts by sentmanat extensional rheometer ser johanna aho victor h. P019e accessory for zubehor fur haake mars haake rheometer. Mckinley, measuring the transient extensional rheology of polyethylene melts using the ser universal testing platform, journal of rheology.
In the bohlin vor rheometer used in this work, the system software is calibrated by the manufacturer to calculate, c, when the cone and plate assembly is used. Extensional rheometers burrell scientific rheometer a120 severs extrusion rheometer severs extrusion rheometer offers a viscosity range from 1 to 1 million centipoises and has a pressure range from zero to 100psi. Extensional viscosity of a lowdensity polyethylene was measured at three temperatures in uniaxial extension by sentmanat extension rheometer, and in contraction flow using the cogswell analysis. The haake caber 1 capillary breakup extensional rheometer is the only commercially available extensional rheometer to quantify elongational properties of fluids or semisolids. Development of a standard test method for characterization. Haake rheoscope ht module features ser sentmanat extension rheometer system that extends any conventional steady rotational rheometer into extensional rheometer, supports solid tensile testing, pear and peel testing, as well as friction testing, and covers operating temperature range from 0250 c. An extensional deformation test method using a sentmanat extensional rheometer ser f ixture inside a dynamic shear rheometer dsr is developed in this studyto investigate the degradation of the polymer due to aging and to investigate the effect of modifier type. Easily quantify extensional properties of semisolids and fluids with the thermo scientific haake caber 1 capillary breakup extensional rheometer.
Measuring the transient extensional rheology of polyethylene melts using the ser universal testing platform martin sentmanat senkhar technologies, llc, akron, ohio benjamin n. Martin sentmanat, turn the mcr rheometers into platforms for extensional rheology investigations. Aug 12, 2004 described is a detachable fixture for a rotational rheometer, the sentmanat extensional rheometer universal testing platform, which incorporates dual windup drums to ensure a truly uniform extensional deformation during uniaxial extension experiments on polymers melts and elastomers. The universal extensional fixture uxf and the sentmanat extension rheometer ser, developed by dr. Xpansion instruments is an innovative scientific instrument manufacturer and world leader in extensional melt rheometer technology, and miniaturescale physical material characterization specializing in rheometer and material testing and processing equipment design, extensional rheology, miniature and broadrange physical material characterzation such as tensile, fracture, tear, adhesion. Sentmanat extensional rheometer thermo fisher scientific. Although originally developed as an extensional rheometer, this highly. Xpansion instruments extensional rheology and material. The ser sentmanat extension rheometer system extends a conventional steady rotational rheometer into a robust extensional rheometer for melts and semisolids. Modifying the calculation by taking into account the changes in sample geometry due to thermal expansion and prestretching, more exact results were achieved. Extensional rheology system supports melts and semisolids. Sentmanat extensional rheometer ser for the thermo. These kinds of devices are readily mounted on most commercial rotational rheometers.
By continuing to use this site, you agree to our policy and cookie policy. Xpansion instruments is the exclusive manufaturer of the ser sentmanat extensional rheometer universal testing platform, the new paradigm in extensional melt rheology and physical material characterization technology. Extensional rheometry of polymeric fluids and the uniaxial. Extensional rheometer synonyms, extensional rheometer. Journal of applied polymer science 117, 2010, 10761084. The mechanical properties of the nanofiber mats were measured by the sentmanat extensional rheometer, and the pore size distribution was calculated by a newly proposed digital image analysis methodology applied on nanoscale sem images taking macroscopic features.