TA Instruments

AR1741-0003f

15/03/2013 10:54:21

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	3 
Results directory	D:\ARG2 rheometer\Test files\Southampton University P Stoodley May2012
Experiment was run on	15/03/2013 10:54:21

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	21.57 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

1.0000	4.088	45.245	10000	22.4	2.029E-3	61.000	14.75	5.110	2.886	8.267	3.2233	0.3165	4.0291	402.91	3.384E-3	0.0	1.0
2.0000	10.54	-12.613	10000	22.4	6.087E-4	62.000	-4.111	13.18	-0.3120	2.480	14.4396	0.01428	18.050	1805.0	3.383E-3	0.0	1.0
3.0120	15.85	-10.086	10000	22.4	3.449E-3	63.012	-3.288	19.82	-0.1659	14.05	28.0379	0.03578	35.047	3504.7	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
4.0120	18.73	-8.2417	10000	22.4	8.116E-4	64.012	-2.686	23.41	-0.1147	3.307	41.9451	6.032E-3	52.431	5243.1	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
5.0120	24.89	-4.2540	10000	22.4	4.058E-3	65.012	-1.387	31.12	-0.04456	16.53	69.2808	0.01707	86.601	8660.1	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1
6.0160	31.74	1.0138	10000	22.4	8.116E-4	66.016	0.3304	39.68	8.327E-3	3.307	107.8500	2.100E-3	134.81	13481	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1
7.0120	34.17	3.4374	10000	22.4	1.826E-3	67.012	1.120	42.72	0.02623	7.440	127.2840	4.077E-3	159.11	15911	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1
8.0120	39.43	8.3321	10000	22.4	1.826E-3	68.012	2.716	49.28	0.05511	7.440	166.2310	3.063E-3	207.79	20779	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1
9.0040	46.14	16.484	10000	22.4	-1.623E-3	69.004	5.373	57.67	0.09316	-6.613	224.1560	-1.988E-3	280.20	28020	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2
10.000	51.05	22.667	10000	22.4	-1.623E-3	70.000	7.388	63.82	0.1158	-6.613	275.9820	-1.624E-3	344.98	34498	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2
11.012	55.81	28.842	10000	22.4	0	71.012	9.401	69.76	0.1348	0	327.2470	0	409.06	40906	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2
12.012	60.18	33.872	10000	22.4	-6.087E-4	72.012	11.04	75.22	0.1468	-2.480	378.1990	-4.383E-4	472.75	47275	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
12.996	64.49	40.267	10000	22.4	-1.420E-3	72.996	13.13	80.61	0.1628	-5.787	435.7220	-8.906E-4	544.65	54465	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
14.000	69.22	46.551	10000	22.4	-3.652E-3	74.000	15.17	86.52	0.1754	-14.88	499.6150	-1.988E-3	624.52	62452	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2
15.012	75.75	56.136	10000	22.4	-4.666E-3	75.012	18.30	94.69	0.1932	-19.01	595.2220	-2.121E-3	744.03	74403	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
16.012	79.99	62.759	10000	22.4	-4.464E-3	76.012	20.46	99.99	0.2046	-18.19	665.2410	-1.819E-3	831.55	83155	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
17.012	84.59	69.339	10000	22.4	-6.087E-3	77.012	22.60	105.7	0.2137	-24.80	742.0370	-2.218E-3	927.55	92755	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3
18.012	91.04	79.519	10000	22.4	-9.333E-3	78.012	25.92	113.8	0.2278	-38.03	857.8740	-2.936E-3	1072.3	1.0723E5	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3
19.012	95.09	86.363	10000	22.4	-5.884E-3	79.012	28.15	118.9	0.2368	-23.97	932.1270	-1.697E-3	1165.2	1.1652E5	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3
20.012	99.45	94.272	10000	22.4	-7.304E-3	80.012	30.73	124.3	0.2472	-29.76	1021.9300	-1.926E-3	1277.4	1.2774E5	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3
21.016	105.9	107.00	10000	22.4	-9.942E-3	81.016	34.88	132.3	0.2635	-40.51	1154.8101	-2.313E-3	1443.5	1.4435E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4
22.000	109.9	114.56	10000	22.4	-0.01136	82.000	37.34	137.4	0.2717	-46.29	1242.9399	-2.451E-3	1553.7	1.5537E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
23.000	114.3	122.29	10000	22.4	-0.01075	83.000	39.86	142.8	0.2790	-43.81	1345.9500	-2.147E-3	1682.4	1.6824E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4
24.020	120.7	133.74	10000	22.4	-0.01278	84.020	43.59	150.9	0.2890	-52.08	1496.9500	-2.289E-3	1871.2	1.8712E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4
25.000	124.8	144.15	10000	22.4	-0.01319	85.000	46.98	156.0	0.3013	-53.73	1597.9301	-2.209E-3	1997.4	1.9974E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4
26.012	129.1	153.41	10000	22.4	-0.01156	86.012	50.01	161.4	0.3099	-47.12	1711.7700	-1.810E-3	2139.7	2.1397E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4
27.012	135.5	166.32	10000	22.4	-0.01522	87.012	54.21	169.4	0.3201	-62.00	1882.6600	-2.162E-3	2353.3	2.3533E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
28.012	139.6	176.32	10000	22.4	-0.01725	88.012	57.47	174.5	0.3294	-70.27	1997.5100	-2.308E-3	2496.9	2.4969E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
29.020	143.7	186.66	10000	22.4	-0.01948	89.020	60.84	179.6	0.3388	-79.36	2116.8301	-2.461E-3	2646.0	2.6460E5	3.383E-3	0.5	1.5
30.012	150.1	201.54	10000	22.4	-0.01562	90.012	65.69	187.6	0.3502	-63.65	2307.6499	-1.809E-3	2884.6	2.8846E5	3.383E-3	0.5	1.5
31.000	154.2	211.36	10000	22.4	-0.01785	91.000	68.89	192.7	0.3575	-72.75	2433.0701	-1.959E-3	3041.3	3.0413E5	3.383E-3	0.5	1.5
32.012	158.3	219.09	10000	22.4	-0.01887	92.012	71.41	197.9	0.3609	-76.88	2636.4500	-1.964E-3	3295.6	3.2956E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5
33.008	164.7	233.43	10000	22.4	-0.02151	93.008	76.09	205.9	0.3696	-87.62	2774.3899	-2.068E-3	3468.0	3.4680E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6
34.012	168.8	244.68	10000	22.4	-0.01948	94.012	79.75	211.0	0.3780	-79.36	2913.3899	-1.782E-3	3641.7	3.6417E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6
35.012	174.9	255.14	10000	22.4	-0.02272	95.012	83.16	218.6	0.3804	-92.59	3128.4800	-1.937E-3	3910.6	3.9106E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6
36.008	179.1	271.53	10000	22.4	-0.02212	96.008	88.51	223.9	0.3952	-90.11	3279.8401	-1.797E-3	4099.8	4.0998E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6
37.012	183.3	283.01	10000	22.4	-0.02719	97.012	92.25	229.1	0.4026	-110.8	3431.4299	-2.110E-3	4289.3	4.2893E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6
38.012	189.3	304.74	10000	22.4	-0.02617	98.012	99.33	236.7	0.4197	-106.6	3658.9299	-1.904E-3	4573.7	4.5737E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6
39.012	193.5	303.51	10000	22.4	-0.02496	99.012	98.93	241.9	0.4090	-101.7	3823.1799	-1.738E-3	4779.0	4.7790E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7
40.000	199.7	311.42	10000	22.4	-0.02881	100.000	101.5	249.6	0.4066	-117.4	4071.2900	-1.884E-3	5089.1	5.0891E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7
41.012	203.7	333.46	10000	22.4	-0.02983	101.012	108.7	254.6	0.4268	-121.5	4233.5200	-1.874E-3	5291.9	5.2919E5	3.383E-3	0.7	1.7
42.012	207.9	350.33	10000	22.4	-0.03409	102.012	114.2	259.9	0.4394	-138.9	4500.3101	-2.057E-3	5625.4	5.6254E5	3.383E-3	0.7	1.7
43.012	214.1	365.26	10000	22.4	-0.03307	103.012	119.1	267.6	0.4449	-134.7	4675.3101	-1.881E-3	5844.1	5.8441E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7
44.012	218.1	380.38	10000	22.4	-0.03632	104.012	124.0	272.7	0.4547	-148.0	4853.7100	-1.990E-3	6067.1	6.0671E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7
44.996	224.3	394.66	10000	22.4	-0.03774	104.996	128.6	280.4	0.4588	-153.8	5133.6201	-1.956E-3	6417.0	6.4170E5	3.383E-3	0.7	1.7
46.012	228.4	408.67	10000	22.4	-0.03611	106.012	133.2	285.5	0.4665	-147.1	5318.9902	-1.805E-3	6648.7	6.6487E5	3.383E-3	0.8	1.8
47.024	234.5	415.49	10000	22.4	-0.03632	107.024	135.4	293.1	0.4620	-148.0	5602.9302	-1.722E-3	7003.7	7.0037E5	3.383E-3	0.8	1.8
48.016	238.5	437.97	10000	22.4	-0.04382	108.016	142.8	298.2	0.4787	-178.6	5798.6602	-2.008E-3	7248.3	7.2483E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8
49.012	242.7	447.76	10000	22.4	-0.04017	109.012	145.9	303.4	0.4811	-163.7	6000.3901	-1.778E-3	7500.5	7.5005E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8
50.012	248.8	464.96	10000	22.4	-0.03753	110.012	151.6	311.0	0.4873	-152.9	6310.5400	-1.581E-3	7888.2	7.8882E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8
51.012	252.8	497.84	10000	22.4	-0.04403	111.012	162.3	316.0	0.5135	-179.4	6511.3398	-1.796E-3	8139.2	8.1392E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9
52.012	259.0	507.18	10000	22.4	-0.04585	112.012	165.3	323.8	0.5105	-186.8	6832.9600	-1.782E-3	8541.2	8.5412E5	3.383E-3	0.9	1.9
52.992	263.1	521.21	10000	22.4	-0.05133	112.992	169.9	328.9	0.5166	-209.1	7047.3799	-1.934E-3	8809.2	8.8092E5	3.383E-3	0.9	1.9
54.012	269.2	528.62	10000	22.4	-0.04666	114.012	172.3	336.4	0.5121	-190.1	7378.4902	-1.680E-3	9223.1	9.2231E5	3.383E-3	0.9	1.9
55.000	273.3	555.08	10000	22.4	-0.04626	115.000	180.9	341.6	0.5297	-188.5	7604.1401	-1.615E-3	9505.2	9.5052E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9
56.012	277.4	549.02	10000	22.4	-0.04707	116.012	179.0	346.7	0.5161	-191.8	7830.7402	-1.595E-3	9788.4	9.7884E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9
57.012	283.4	560.58	10000	22.4	-0.04707	117.012	182.7	354.2	0.5158	-191.8	8169.6001	-1.528E-3	10212	1.0212E6	3.384E-3	1.0	2.0
58.012	287.5	601.37	10000	22.4	-0.05377	118.012	196.0	359.3	0.5455	-219.1	8409.1396	-1.697E-3	10511	1.0511E6	3.384E-3	1.0	2.0
59.012	293.6	622.47	10000	22.4	-0.05640	119.012	202.9	367.0	0.5529	-229.8	8768.5303	-1.706E-3	10961	1.0961E6	3.383E-3	1.0	2.0
60.012	297.6	642.87	10000	22.4	-0.05722	120.012	209.5	372.0	0.5633	-233.1	9009.1602	-1.684E-3	11261	1.1261E6	3.383E-3	1.0	2.0

Peak hold step

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

0.99200	300.0	668.95	10000	22.4	-0.05620	121.992	218.0	374.9	0.5815	-229.0	313.7120	-1.629E-3	392.14	39214	3.383E-3	0.0	2.0
1.9960	300.0	652.29	10000	22.4	-0.05214	122.996	212.6	375.0	0.5669	-212.4	563.6650	-1.511E-3	704.58	70458	3.383E-3	0.0	2.0
2.9960	300.0	652.79	10000	22.4	-0.05255	123.996	212.8	375.0	0.5674	-214.1	815.0840	-1.523E-3	1018.9	1.0189E5	3.384E-3	0.0	2.1

