TA Instruments

AR1741-0002f

15/03/2013 10:45:44

Sample name	ASW Blank coupon#23
Sample notes	 
Experiment notes	ASW Articial Sea Water, 25 mm diameter. 70 mm depth of water, 10 mm gap
Operator	M Rides
Sample density	1.000 g/cm^3
Results file name	AR1741
Run number	2 
Results directory	D:\ARG2 rheometer\Test files\Southampton University P Stoodley May2012
Experiment was run on	15/03/2013 10:45:44

Procedure name	Flow procedure
Procedure notes	

Step name	Conditioning Step 1
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Initial temperature	22.4 C
Wait for correct temperature	Yes
Do set temperature	Yes
Wait for normal force	No
Perform pre-shear	No
Perform equilibration	Yes
Equilibration duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Wait for zero velocity	No
Control normal force	Uses current instrument settings
Purge gas only	No

Step name	Continuous ramp step 1
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Continuous ramp
Start controlled variable	velocity 3.000 rad/s
End controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
Duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Ramp mode	linear 
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Match duration and start value to previous step	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Peak hold step
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Peak hold
Controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
Duration	0:00:30 hh:mm:ss
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Continuous ramp step 2
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Continuous ramp
Start controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
End controlled variable	velocity 3.000 rad/s
Duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Ramp mode	linear 
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Match duration and start value to previous step	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Post-Experiment Step
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Do set temperature	Yes
Temperature	22.4 C
Set temperature system idle	No

Geometry name	25mm ETC plastic plate Southampton
Geometry notes	25 mm diameter parallel plastic plate with ETC rod
Geometry material	Other
Parallel plate diameter	25.00 mm
gap	10000 micro m
Gap offset	0 micro m
Geometry inertia	3.100 micro N.m.s^2
Geometry compliance	2.020E-3 rad/N.m
Gap temperature compensation	0 micro m/C
Gap temperature compensation enabled	No
Shear rate factor	1.250 
Shear stress factor	3.259E5 1/m^3
Measurement system factor	2.608E5 1/m^3
Fluid density factor	1.278E-10 m^5
Normal force factor	4074 1/m^2
Backoff distance	5000 micro m
Approximate sample volume	4.91 ml

Sample compression	linear 
Compression distance	1000.0 micro m
Compression velocity	50.0 micro m/s
Fine velocity	500.0 micro m/s
Coarse velocity	6000.0 micro m/s
Other velocity	6000.0 micro m/s
Current temperature system	Peltier plate
Temperature control	Enabled 
Purge gas only	No
Temperature calibration	Peltier plate - 0.6 micro m/C
	Water bath - 0 micro m/C
	Torsion oven - plate - 0 micro m/C
	Torsion oven - solid sample - 0 micro m/C
	Peltier concentric cylinders - 0 micro m/C
	None - 0 micro m/C
	Stress relaxation - 0 micro m/C
	Current temperature system - 0 micro m/C
Cooling water temperature	15.0 C
Cooling water range	6.0 C
Bearing friction correction	Yes
Bearing friction	0.259 micro N.m/(rad/s)
Bearing offset	0 micro N.m
Temperature system span and offset	Peltier plate - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Water bath - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Torsion oven - plate - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Torsion oven - solid sample - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Peltier concentric cylinders - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	None - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Stress relaxation - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Current temperature system - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
Bearing mapping type	precision 
Number of mapping iterations	2
Instrument type (MType)	AR-G2
Firmware version	  8.29  27/10/09
Configuration version (CnfVer)	301
Parameter version (PrmVer)	301
PCB Number	*NOT_SET*
IP address	192.168.1.2
Software version	V5.8.0
Windows version	Windows XP 5.1 (Service Pack 2)
Instrument inertia	21.09 micro N.m.s^2
Auto increment run number	Yes
Prompt for file name at start of run	Yes
Auto save results file	Yes
Results file storage	Consecutive steps of same type to 1 file 
Temperature tolerance	0.2 C
Temperature duration	0:00:10 hh:mm:ss
Wait for temperature even if OK	Yes
Gap tolerance	4 micro m
Gap duration	0:00:02 hh:mm:ss
Override wait for gap	No
Velocity tolerance	0.1000 rad/s
Zero speed after pre-shear	Leave as is 
Zero normal force before run	No
Zero timer before run	Before pre-shear 
Non-equilibrium minimum velocity	1.000E-4 rad/s
Zero strain at the start of each flow step	Yes
Inertia correction	Yes
Collect negative shear rate data if stress is positive	Yes
Collect all points	No
Display flow point graph during run	Yes
Store flow point graph with results	Yes
Store images to the results for flow steps	Yes
Creep zero displacement	Yes
Store images to the results for creep steps	Yes
Standard creep image store frequency	10 s
Repeated creep image store frequency in repeats	10 
Display oscillation waveform graph during run	Yes
Store oscillation waveform graph with results	Yes
Display strain control tries during run	Yes
Store strain control tries with results	Yes
Store images to the results for oscillation steps	Yes
Stress relaxation zero displacement	Yes
Store images to the results for stress relaxation steps	Yes
Flow torque limit	10.00 micro N.m
Flow velocity limit	1.000E-3 rad/s
Oscillation torque limit	5.00 micro N.m
Oscillation displacement limit	1.00E-5 rad
Oscillation raw phase limit	170.0 degrees
Oscillation minimum normal force limit	0.1000 N
Oscillation maximum normal force limit	50.00 N
Flow velocity tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation torque tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation displacement tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation velocity tolerance	1.00 %
Temperature tolerance	1.0 C

Continuous ramp step 1

time	velocity	torque	gap	temperature	normal force	time global	shear stress	shear rate	viscosity	normal stress	displacement	normal stress coefficient	strain	% strain	1/temperature	time	time global
s	rad/s	micro N.m	micro m	C	N	s	Pa	1/s	Pa.s	Pa	rad	Pa.s^2			1/K	min	min

1.0080	6.241	-41.288	10000	22.4	5.072E-3	61.008	-13.46	7.801	-1.725	20.67	5.4837	0.3396	6.8546	685.46	3.384E-3	0.0	1.0
2.0040	9.857	-10.246	10000	22.4	3.449E-3	62.004	-3.340	12.32	-0.2711	14.05	13.2264	0.09258	16.533	1653.3	3.384E-3	0.0	1.0
3.0040	15.48	-7.8750	10000	22.4	6.695E-3	63.004	-2.567	19.35	-0.1326	27.28	26.9469	0.07282	33.684	3368.4	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1
4.0040	18.43	-6.0221	10000	22.4	5.478E-3	64.004	-1.963	23.03	-0.08522	22.32	40.8493	0.04207	51.062	5106.2	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
5.0040	24.68	-1.8930	10000	22.4	6.898E-3	65.004	-0.6170	30.85	-0.02000	28.11	67.5910	0.02953	84.489	8448.9	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1
6.0080	31.59	3.8786	10000	22.4	8.927E-3	66.008	1.264	39.49	0.03201	36.37	106.7210	0.02332	133.40	13340	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
7.0040	34.04	5.9678	10000	22.4	7.913E-3	67.004	1.945	42.54	0.04572	32.24	126.3560	0.01781	157.95	15795	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
8.0040	39.31	10.905	10000	22.4	4.869E-3	68.004	3.554	49.14	0.07233	19.84	165.2920	8.217E-3	206.62	20662	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
9.0040	46.04	19.086	10000	22.4	6.087E-3	69.004	6.221	57.55	0.1081	24.80	223.2720	7.488E-3	279.09	27909	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2
10.004	50.96	25.373	10000	22.4	2.638E-3	70.004	8.270	63.70	0.1298	10.75	274.8390	2.648E-3	343.55	34355	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2
11.004	55.73	30.950	10000	22.4	1.420E-3	71.004	10.09	69.66	0.1448	5.787	326.1110	1.192E-3	407.64	40764	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
12.004	60.10	36.891	10000	22.4	2.435E-3	72.004	12.02	75.12	0.1601	9.920	377.2120	1.758E-3	471.52	47152	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
13.004	64.41	43.100	10000	22.4	-2.029E-3	73.004	14.05	80.52	0.1745	-8.267	434.7370	-1.275E-3	543.42	54342	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
14.004	69.15	49.809	10000	22.4	1.217E-3	74.004	16.24	86.44	0.1878	4.960	498.6050	6.639E-4	623.26	62326	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
15.004	75.68	59.198	10000	22.4	-6.087E-4	75.004	19.30	94.61	0.2040	-2.480	594.1970	-2.771E-4	742.75	74275	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
16.004	79.93	65.410	10000	22.4	-1.623E-3	76.004	21.32	99.91	0.2134	-6.613	666.9220	-6.625E-4	833.65	83365	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
17.000	84.52	73.840	10000	22.4	2.232E-3	77.000	24.07	105.7	0.2278	9.093	740.5610	8.146E-4	925.70	92570	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
18.020	90.98	84.203	10000	22.4	-4.058E-4	78.020	27.45	113.7	0.2413	-1.653	855.4020	-1.278E-4	1069.3	1.0693E5	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
19.004	95.03	90.571	10000	22.4	-2.232E-3	79.004	29.52	118.8	0.2485	-9.093	931.0930	-6.444E-4	1163.9	1.1639E5	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3
20.004	99.40	97.105	10000	22.4	-4.058E-4	80.004	31.65	124.2	0.2547	-1.653	1020.0800	-1.071E-4	1275.1	1.2751E5	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3
21.008	105.8	109.40	10000	22.4	-3.449E-3	81.008	35.66	132.3	0.2696	-14.05	1153.8300	-8.031E-4	1442.3	1.4423E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
22.004	109.9	118.68	10000	22.4	-4.261E-3	82.004	38.68	137.4	0.2816	-17.36	1242.1300	-9.199E-4	1552.7	1.5527E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
23.004	114.2	127.60	10000	22.4	-3.449E-3	83.004	41.59	142.8	0.2913	-14.05	1343.9900	-6.892E-4	1680.0	1.6800E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
24.004	120.6	139.90	10000	22.4	-5.884E-3	84.004	45.60	150.8	0.3024	-23.97	1496.1700	-1.054E-3	1870.2	1.8702E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
25.004	124.7	149.57	10000	22.4	-9.739E-3	85.004	48.75	155.9	0.3127	-39.68	1597.0000	-1.632E-3	1996.3	1.9963E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
26.344	131.2	162.61	10000	22.4	-8.724E-3	86.344	53.00	164.0	0.3231	-35.55	1769.1100	-1.321E-3	2211.4	2.2114E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4
27.004	135.5	169.47	10000	22.4	-7.507E-3	87.004	55.24	169.3	0.3262	-30.59	1881.9800	-1.067E-3	2352.5	2.3525E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
28.008	139.6	178.16	10000	22.4	-6.290E-3	88.008	58.07	174.4	0.3329	-25.63	1995.9000	-8.421E-4	2494.9	2.4949E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
29.004	143.6	190.20	10000	22.4	-0.01177	89.004	62.00	179.6	0.3453	-47.95	2116.6001	-1.487E-3	2645.8	2.6458E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
30.012	150.0	202.43	10000	22.4	-0.01136	90.012	65.98	187.5	0.3518	-46.29	2305.8301	-1.316E-3	2882.3	2.8823E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
31.004	154.2	213.44	10000	22.4	-0.01258	91.004	69.57	192.7	0.3610	-51.25	2432.2900	-1.380E-3	3040.4	3.0404E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
32.004	158.3	222.72	10000	22.4	-0.01217	92.004	72.60	197.8	0.3670	-49.60	2635.7300	-1.267E-3	3294.7	3.2947E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
33.004	164.7	239.80	10000	22.4	-0.01725	93.004	78.16	205.8	0.3798	-70.27	2773.6799	-1.659E-3	3467.1	3.4671E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6
34.004	168.8	247.79	10000	22.4	-0.01400	94.004	80.77	211.0	0.3828	-57.04	2912.7900	-1.281E-3	3641.0	3.6410E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6
35.004	174.9	265.50	10000	22.4	-0.02333	95.004	86.54	218.6	0.3959	-95.07	3127.5801	-1.989E-3	3909.5	3.9095E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6

