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Table 22. VANE special spindle selection for EVO H

Maximum guideline values in poise

RPM / SP

V71

V72

V73

V74

V75

0.01

209K

888K

4.28M

43.4M

18.4M

0.3

6.98K

29.6K

142K

1.44M

615K

0.5

4.19K

17.7K

85.6K

868K

369K

0.6

3.49K

14.8K

71.3K

724K

307K

2.09K

8.88K

42.8K

434K

184K

1.5

1.39K

5.92K

28.5K

289K

123K

1.04K

4.44K

21.4K

217K

92.4K

2.5

838

3.55K

17.1K

173K

73.9K

698

2.96K

14.2K

144K

61.6K

523

2.22K

10.7K

108K

46.2K

419

1.77K

8.56K

86.8K

36.9K

349

1.48K

7.13K

72.4K

30.8K

209

888

4.28K

43.4K

18.4K

174

740

3.56K

36.2K

15.4K

104

444

2.14K

21.7K

9.24K

69.8

296

1.42K

14.4K

6.16K

41.9

177

856

8.68K

3.69K

34.9

148

713

7.24K

3.08K

100

20.9

88.8

428

4.34K

1.84K

200

10.4

44.4

214

2.17K

924

ATTENTION:

K Indicates miles.

Example: 7.8K = 7800

M Indicates Millions

Example: 1.56M = 1560000

NOTE:

It is not recommended to work with viscosity values of less than 15% of the lower part of

the selected scale.

Summary of Contents for EVO H

Page 1: ...EVO SERIES Rotational Viscometer Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...Software Version 1 0 Manual Version 1 0 Updated February 2014 Instruction Manual FUNGILAB S A C Constitució 64 Pol Ind Les Grases 08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Barcelona Spain Phone 34 93 685 35 00 Fax 34 93 685 37 50 Email sales fungilab com www fungilab com ...

Page 3: ...1 TTT and TTS 33 8 4 1 1 2 Storage 35 8 4 1 2 Measurement Configurations 36 8 4 2 Select Profiles 36 8 5 Programming 38 8 5 1 TTT Time to Torque and TTS Time to Stop 39 8 5 2 Speed settings 40 8 5 3 Multistep 43 8 5 4 Ramp 47 8 6 Options 49 8 6 1 Storage 49 8 6 2 Communications 50 8 6 3 Information 54 8 6 4 Graphic Mode 55 9 Important rheological information 57 10 Accessories 62 10 1 Low viscosity...

Page 4: ...ble 17 HELDAL special spindle selection for EVO L 82 Table 18 HELDAL special spindle selection for EVO R 83 Table 19 HELDAL special spindle selection for EVO H 84 Table 20 VANE special spindle selection for EVO L 85 Table 21 VANE special spindle selection for EVO R 86 Table 22 VANE special spindle selection for EVO H 87 Appendix A Wireless Datalogger configuration 88 WARRANTY CERTIFICATE 105 ...

Page 5: ... should follow all of the warnings and instructions of this manual to ensure the safe and proper operation of the equipment Do not use the equipment for any other purpose that is not described in this manual Do not use any accessory that is not supplied and approved by Fungilab Do not use the viscometer or its accessories if there is any suspicion of malfunction Do not use the equipment in situati...

Page 6: ...s like the spindle connector Use detergents or solvents to clean the spindles and the protector For cleaning food samples use lukewarm water and if necessary use soft household detergents Other solvents that generally give good results are acetone gasoline or any solvent with a high percentage of alcohol For the use of any other solvent make sure that it does not corrode the spindles or the protec...

Page 7: ...torage periods always use the carry case by placing each part as shown in the picture In the case of incorrect packing the pieces of equipment can suffer some damage this damage will not be covered by Fungilab s guarantee Fungilab recommends using the carry case provided with the equipment for making any kind of delivery Parts included with the equipment for standard delivery Viscometer head with ...

Page 8: ...scometer in its carry case 7 Equipment Description Fig 2 Frontal view of the equipment 1 Nut 2 Temperature probe 3 Spindle 4 Base viscometer stand 5 Screen 6 Keyboard 7 Fastening rod 8 Spindle guard 9 Levelling knob 1 7 8 6 5 3 4 9 2 ...

Page 9: ...fication label Description of the equipment identification label 1 Viscometer model 2 Viscometer code 3 Electronic equipment specifies throw in trash 4 Serial number of the equipment 5 Voltage and power of the equipment 7 1 Equipment set up Remove all of the parts from the carry case Note the figure below fig 5 Correctly place the three height adjustable knobs B on the Y shaped base A 1 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...l the height of the viscometer located in rod E is correctly adjusted Plug the power cable into the connector located on the back of the equipment Fig 3 position 5 and plug it into the power source WARNING The socket by which the viscometer will be connected should have a ground Always use a power cable with a ground connection Verify that the voltage and the frequency coincide with the specificat...

Page 11: ...ted Key Function Go to the previous option increase a value when a field has been selected Go to the next option decrease a value when a field has been selected Change the selected field on some menus Return to the previous screen ENTER Accept an option or value in a field It also allows editing to fields that can be modified Access to special functions MEM CLEAR Stop the motor during measurements...

Page 12: ...econfigured in the INSTRUMENT SETUP section 8 2 Any changes made to the machine configuration in the previous menu will remain even after restarting the equipment 7 4 Autotest The AUTOTEST process allows you to verify the proper operation of the viscometer in a way that allows detection of motor malfunctions in a simple and practical way VERY IMPORTANT The AUTOTEST should be carried out without a ...

Page 13: ...r similar to the one in the following picture If there is a system error the equipment will stay blocked meaning the motor is not working properly If the machine is turned off and restarted the same screen will reappear In the case of a successful check the main menu will be displayed 8 Menu system 8 1 The Main Menu Fungilab viscometers work with a system of menus that allow the user to go through...

Page 14: ...ubmenu 8 2 Instrument Setup menu The configuration menu contains those functions that are not standardized and that modify the state and or operations of the instrument Once the INSTRUMENT SETUP option is selected by pressing the ENTER key the following screen will appear Move through the options using the and keys and select a submenu with the ENTER key By pressing the MEM CLEAR key the user can ...

Page 15: ...nd it will automatically change the language of the menus and return to the configuration main menu screen If you want to leave without changing the language the MEM CLEAR keys will take him to the main menu or the key will take you to the configuration menu 8 2 2 Units Unit change submenu The Evo viscometer allows the user to select the units that are used for measuring viscosity and temperature ...

Page 16: ... the fluid being measured can be changed by means of this submenu By default we consider the density of water as a reference point but you can select any other value The default units will be g cm3 of the Centimetre gram second system of units CGS The field of the whole numbers appears highlighted in light blue background which means that it can be edited Use the numerical keyboard to introduce th...

Page 17: ... to maintain the sample at a constant temperature If you do not have this equipment then you will not be able to guarantee good post calibration measurements Fungilab provides upon request the standard oils necessary for the calibration as well as the accessories need to thermostatize the oils There are two types of calibration o Calibration of reference spindle These spindles are coaxial spindles...

Page 18: ... the following screen will appear If you want to continue with this process hit ENTER and you will be brought to the following screen Otherwise hit the MEM CLEAR key which will bring you back to the main menu In this submenu the keys and have no function If you press ENTER here the factory stage calibration will be restored calibration language the memory will be erased as well as the programming ...

Page 19: ...ion is chosen you will be prompted for a password as it is shown in the following screen Once introduced the correct password the following screen will appear If you select the viscosity option moving through the menu with the the and keys and you press ENTER you will access to the following screens depending on the model of your viscometer Model L Models R and H ...

Page 20: ...spindle press ENTER and the VISCOSITY field will be highlighted Press ENTER again and the following screen will appear Use the numerical keyboard to introduce the value of the viscosity of the standard oil used for calibration the standard oils provided by Fungilab provide viscosity tables according to different working temperatures There is a field for entire numbers and other one for the decimal...

Page 21: ...rs highlighted first Using the and keys you can change the number of hours Once the right value is entered hit ENTER and the field associated with the number of minutes will stay highlighted and ready to be modified using the and keys Following this same procedure the number of seconds can be modified When pressing the ENTER key with the SAVE option highlighted it will start a countdown back to ze...

Page 22: ...ion on the values of the angles and curvatures of the calibration are displayed as it is shown in the following screen If the curvature is lower to 2 hit ENTER to confirm the calibration and you will be taken to the following screen Once on this screen select the SET CALIBRATION option using the and keys and then press ENTER The calibration performed will be stored permanently in the viscometer s ...

Page 23: ...viscometer L R or H Thus in tables 8 through 17 page 62 and on you can see the different spindles available for each model Note It is recommended to use the following combinations of Spindle and standard oil depending on the viscometer model Model L TL5 Spindle LCP adapter and RT 50 50 cP standard Model R TR8 Spindle LCP adapter and RT 500 500 cP standard Model H TR8 Spindle LCP adapter and RT 500...

Page 24: ...ntroduce the time required from the moment you give the command to start the calibration to the moment the device begins the calibration process This time lapse is frequently used to allow the whole of the sample and spindle to arrive at thermal stability before starting the actual calibration On this screen the field for the hours appears highlighted first Using the and keys you can change the nu...

Page 25: ...ogress in a percent format The exit key MEM CLEAR and allow us to exit to the main menu but never while calibrating never while the screen looks like the example just above NOTE Exiting mid calibration denies the equipment a proper calibration and therefore it cannot guarantee accurate results When the calibration process is over information on the values of the angles and curvatures of the calibr...

Page 26: ... message is shown on the screen we should confirm that the spindle is not connected Afterwards hit ENTER and you ll be brought to a screen resembling this one Connect the temperature simulator using a type B USB connector to the back of the viscometer simulating the indicated temperature in this case 0ºC The viscometer s screen will show the instructions to follow to achieve the calibration of the...

Page 27: ...he PT100 simulator generating impedance equivalent to a 100ºC PT100 With the gauge connected and hitting the ENTER key this screen will appear After a few seconds a second screen of instructions will appear containing the following information Now you ll have to connect the PT100 simulator generating impedance equivalent to a 200ºC PT100 With the gauge connected and hitting the ENTER key this scre...

Page 28: ...lay the following page At this point the field associated with the hour will be highlighted being the background colour of this field light blue Using the and keys you can change the hour Once the right value is entered hit ENTER and the field associated with the minutes will be highlighted Following this same procedure the minutes and seconds can be modified Press ENTER with the SAVE option highl...

Page 29: ...ssing ENTER and thus saving the modifications 8 3 Measurement Configuration The measurement configuration menu allows access to the main function of the device measuring fluid viscosity From the main menu screen with the MEASURE field highlighted press the ENTER key to choose this option After choosing this option you will see one of these screens depending on the viscometer model you have Model L...

Page 30: ...22 Speed modification once the corresponding field is selected showing light blue background you can move through the pre established speed using the and keys If you want to keep the selected speed press the ENTER key to skip to the next field You have also the option of configuring a stock of personalized speeds to facilitate operations This option is detailed in section 8 5 2 of the manual The f...

Page 31: ... or ºF NOTE Depending on the selected speed it is possible that the speed reading will take a few seconds or minutes to appear It s important that the viscometer has made at least five rotations which equals five measurements before considering the measurements to be valid as the device needs that time to stabilize It s also important to only take into account the temperature of a stable sample In...

Page 32: ... that allow configurations to be saved in order to speed up use of the machine when carrying out measurements of a certain frequency From the main menu screen select the TEST PROFILE option by using the and arrows and hit the ENTER key to accept The viscometer will show the following screen The first option will start a measurement with some configurations already recorded in the instrument s log ...

Page 33: ... desired The exit keys MEM CLEAR and continue to fulfil their habitual functions by bringing the user to the main menu screen or the previous screen respectively In the case of MEM CLEAR it will proceed without having saved the changes On this screen these two fields can be configured Once they are configured the 0N key accesses to the MEASURE CONFIGURATION screen which should be filled with the m...

Page 34: ...ime to Torque field is activated the TORQUE field appears highlighted Press ENTER again to activate the screen that allows the edition of this parameter This screen is like the following The active field can be changed by pressing the key Once highlighted the appropriate field it can be selected by pressing the ENTER key The selected field changes its background colour to light blue which means th...

Page 35: ...tivating experiment recording or recording measurements in the memory test profile For this you will be led to the following screen The default mode is OFF To activate this option use the ENTER key to turn it ON and vice versa While the option is deactivated OFF we cannot select the time fields that regulate this function INIT record start time END data record end time INCREMENT the increments by ...

Page 36: ...ion 8 3 Measurement configuration menu Note The profile under edition can be configured with any of the 56 predetermined standard speeds Therefore all the standard speeds are available when the SPEED field is selected even if the viscometer has activated a preconfigured set of personalized custom speeds More information about the custom speeds will be shown in Section 8 5 2 Speed Settings Once the...

Page 37: ...orm the user Once on this screen the key takes the user to the log selection screen and the MEM CLEAR key would take the user back to the main menu of the machine Press the ON key to directly start the measurement Press the ENTER key to hide this screen and the instrument will bring the measurement configuration information on the screen example Once on the measurement configuration screen its det...

Page 38: ...ne of the nine keys with a keyboard test profile symbols for example 3 M3 It takes the user directly to the test profile information screen and the user can proceed as was explained before In the same way if an empty test profile is selected without having been recorded on it will show the empty slot screen 8 5 Programming The Programming menu contains the functions that allow some optional applic...

Page 39: ...er stops the measurement and the viscosity measurement is displayed on the screen Time to Stop TTS the TIME TO STOP field is where we program the amount of time we want the measurement or experiment to last Programming this field with a time limit will define the maximum duration of the viscometer s measurement When the viscometer stops because the program is finished the viscosity measurement wil...

Page 40: ...e field for the hours appears highlighted in light blue background so it ready to be edited Use the and arrows to introduce the desired number and press ENTER to activate the next field The same procedure is followed for the minutes and second fields Pressing the ENTER key when the SAVE indication is highlighted saves the changes and these will remain unchanged until a new amount is entered in the...

Page 41: ...sing the same and keys you can change the method to Custom and press ENTER to confirm You can have only one personalized profile so if you aren t programmed yet you will see the following screen If you already had a personalized profile programmed you would see a screen with the speeds that you could add to your programmed ones with a maximum of 18 In both cases the MEM CLEAR and exit keys will co...

Page 42: ...ed to scroll through the different options which can be chosen by pressing the ENTER key The option SAVE saves the list of custom speeds and returns to the Speed Setting menu The CLEAR option erases the list of custom speeds and returns to the Custom Speed submenu Finally a new velocity can be added by highlighting the ADD option with the and keys and then pressing the ENTER key A new screen will ...

Page 43: ... in the personalized profile must follow a positive progression meaning that any value can be equal or greater than the previous speed but never less The MEM CLEAR and exit keys bring you to the previous screen the SPEED SETTING submenu With the MEM CLEAR key changes will not be saved 8 5 3 Multistep The MULTISTEP application is one of the multiple options offered in the Fungilab Evo EXPERT viscom...

Page 44: ... keyboard to introduce the value desired Press ENTER to validate this value Press ENTER again with the SAVE option highlighted in order to save the density value Then the viscometer will return to the MULTISTEP configuration screen Select the STEPS field using the and keys and press ENTER to access MULTISTEP programming details further on If the Multistep program has already been programmed the se...

Page 45: ...ing information is obtained on this MULTISTEP example screen Position 1 Speed 150 0 rpm experiment time 15 seconds Position 2 Speed 200 0 rpm experiment time 15 seconds Position 3 Speed 100 0 rpm experiment time 30 seconds Position 4 Speed 150 0 rpm experiment time 15 seconds Position 5 Speed 200 0 rpm experiment time 30 seconds This means that the viscometer will have a first measuring at 150 0 r...

Page 46: ...tion The user can program any progression type growing decreasing rising and declining etc Using the key you will return to the initial screen of MULTISTEP programming The MEM CLEAR key will bring you to the main menu without saving the changes It also can be started the execution of the measurement according to the MULTISTEP program from the configuration screen with the list of configured steps ...

Page 47: ...ppear example The countdown is replaced by the END PROGRAM text By pressing the MEM CLEAR key you ll be brought to the viscometer s main menu screen 8 5 4 Ramp The RAMP application is one of the many options offered in the PROGRAM menu of the Fungilab Evo EXPERT viscometers This application allows us to program the viscometer to increase linearly the spindle turn speed in a determined time and wit...

Page 48: ...t is unnecessary to change this value To select the initial speed INIT you can use the and keys to highlight this field and by pressing the ENTER key you will allow this field to be edited changing its background colour to light blue You can change the values using the and keys and by pressing the ENTER key again you will be brought to the final speed field END which will be highlighted Here again...

Page 49: ...g ENTER The viscometer will show the following screen Using the and keys we can highlight the options in a cyclical way Press ENTER to choose one of them The MEM CLEAR key and the key will continue to fulfil their traditional functions both bringing you to the main menu screen 8 6 1 Storage The storage submenu allows you to enable the recording system of the viscometer This selection is mandatory ...

Page 50: ...and the key will continue to fulfil their traditional functions bringing you to the main menu screen and the previous screen respectively Without saving the changes in the case of MEM CLEAR It is also possible to perform a non stop recording leaving both INIT and END time set to zero and changing the STATUS field to active ON position The viscometer will save in its memory one recording every seco...

Page 51: ... takes the control of the viscometer When using the FDB the indication REMOTE appears on the rigth bottom area of the measurement screen as it is shown in the following screen More information about the remote handling of the viscometer using the FDB can be found the Appendix B Fungilab Data Boss of this User Manual However if the WiFi Config application is active on the computer the screen with t...

Page 52: ...ter detects the USB stick or the printer connected to the suitable USB connector the download will start showing this text on the screen Once completed the download the viscometer will return to the main menu The following picture shows an example of piece of paper given by the POS printer It shows first information about the viscometer model and the test conditions such as the spindle type of ana...

Page 53: ...will be stored in this folder The first file is named FDL0 and the following ones are FDL1 FDL2 and so on The files are saved in a CSV Comma Separated Values format so they can be opened using a plain text editor or a spreadsheet An example of a file generated by this feature can be seen in the following screenshot In order to perform the download of the data contained in the Viscometer s memory t...

Page 54: ...ireless Datalogger configuration Note For some particular WiFi network conditions such as temporary overloading some loss of data may result during the download This would lead to downloaded files with missed recordings This issue can be solved downloading again the experiment stored in the memory of the viscometer at any time before saving a new experiment 8 6 3 Information If you select the INFO...

Page 55: ...er of samples of the analysis is displayed on the top of the plot Furthermore the represented time scale in seconds division viscosity scale mPa division or cP division and temperature scale ºC division or F division appears on the bottom area of the plot In addition the maximum values recorded for both viscosity and temperature can be shown by pressing the the key Press the key again to return to...

Page 56: ...plots as in the regular measurements but in the reverse order It first appears the viscosity speed time plot and by pressing the key or the key the viscosity temperature time plot is then displayed For the RAMP analysis the viscometer provides three graphical representations The first of them is a plot only available for RAMP analysis It shows like the following screen This plot is the first to ap...

Page 57: ...ends on the temperature and the speed gradient Pseudo plastic Fluids The viscosity diminishes when the speed gradient increases Practical examples paints shampoos fruit juice concentrate adhesives polymers grease starch etc Dilatants Fluids The viscosity increases with the speed gradient Practical examples clay sweets components etc Plastic Fluids These fluids only start to flow after having been ...

Page 58: ...y system Measurement conditions The measurement conditions of a material during its viscosity reading can have a considerable effect on the results of this measurement Consequently it is important to be careful and control the environment and conditions of any sample subjected to analysis Variables such as the type of viscometer the speed spindle combination the sample s container the absence or p...

Page 59: ...rding to the type of product in question and a percentage higher than 50 is recommendable If you know the fluid s approximate viscosity the quickest spindle speed selection method is referring to the tables of maximum approximate viscosity When you do tests at different speeds you should select a spindle with which all of the speeds show a torque reading of between 15 and 95 GENERALLY RPM INCREMEN...

Page 60: ...he spindle is carefully placed and fastened The instructions and necessary parameters for obtaining a viscosity reading have been carefully read in the user s manual Once the readings have been initiated allow some time for stabilization the length of which will be in function of the rotational speed during the measurement IMPORTANT WARNING When you wish to obtain viscosity reading with FUNGILAB r...

Page 61: ...t up become unpredictable making it impossible to analyse it with standard mathematical models This turbulence creates a false reading which is a lot higher than the real one without linear growth and totally unpredictable For the following geometries these transition points have been found to be approximate to turbulent flow 1 Spindle L1 15 cP to 60 rpm 2 Spindle R1 100 cP to 50 rpm 3 Adaptor LCP...

Page 62: ...ry Both LCP and LCP B accessories are supplied complete with a spindle Low viscosity adapters allow more precise measurements than using the standard spindle The viscometer can measure very low viscosity levels from 1 cP when using the L model Thanks to its cylindrical geometry shape it is possible to get Shear Rate determinations and Shear Stress Only a small quantity of a sample is needed 16 ml ...

Page 63: ... container K to the lower part in the circulation jacket J by turning it gently Fasten the circulation jacket J to the connector G Fill the sample container with a 20 ml syringe or less and fill the 16 ml sample container Connect the hook H and the spindle L Insert the spindle L in the circulation jacket See the note below Fasten the connector G to the hole in the back of the viscometer s metallic...

Page 64: ...ibility table 10 1 3 Technical specification for LCP accessories Measurements rank Sample L 0 9 until 2 000 mPa s or cP Sample R 3 2 until 21 333 mPa s or cP Limited by turbulences For the measurements that represent 10 of the base scale Sample volume 16 0 ml Shear rate factor for the LCP spindle 1 2236 x RPM Shear rate is calculated based on the features of Newtonian liquids Temperature rank of t...

Page 65: ...accessory are not supplied with a spindle Special spindles TL or TR are used according to the viscometer sample L R or H Small sample adapters allow more precise measurements than the standard spindles The measurement rank of a viscometer can get lower viscosity levels Thanks to its known cylindrical geometry shape it is possible to get Shear Rate and Shear Stress determinations Only a small quant...

Page 66: ... in the back of the viscometer s metallic base See the note below Screw it with the viscometer axle by turning it clockwise Check the level of the sample It should be approximately in the middle of the cone which is connected to the spindle connector H Figure 14 shows more information about this Place the upper stopper N over the sample container Fig 14 Full APM adapter Important Do this slowly si...

Page 67: ...s of alcohol For other solvents check the chemistry compatibility table 10 2 3 Technical specifications of APM and APM B Measurement rank Model L 1 5 until 200 000 mPa s Model R 25 until 3 300 000 mPa s Model H 0 2 until 26 660 Pa s Measurement represents a 10 of the full scale Spindles features and APM filling L Model TL spindles Spindle Shear rate s 1 Sample volume ml TL5 1 32 x RPM 6 7 TL6 0 34...

Page 68: ... of the APM Adapter is made of Delrin The softening point is 110 C 230 F 10 3 HELDAL UNIT Helicoidal Movement Unit NOTICE The Heldal adapter doesn t come with the standard delivery It can be ordered as an accessory The unit is supplied complete with T shaped spindles in this case The Heldal accessory is used with substances that do not flow by themselves like ice or pastas Is engine moves the visc...

Page 69: ...Displacement command 11 Heldal engine unit 4 Viscometer fastening bolt 12 Knobbed fastening rib 5 Upper stopper ring 13 Functioning pilot 6 Heldal fastening group 14 Nut bolt 7 ON OFF switch 15 Viscometer fastening rib 8 Fastener 6 1 Spindle connector 6 2 Upper spindle receptor 6 3 Lower spindle receptor 6 4 Counterweight spindle connector 6 5 Spindle ...

Page 70: ...parts Fasten the spindle and screw in the lower part of the receptor 6 3 until it is completely fastened Important Do not fasten the spindle tighter than necessary There should always be a small hole between both parts of the receptor Fasten the spindle receptor and the spindle to the axis of the viscometer by connecting the thread Place the sample container under the viscometer and insert the spi...

Page 71: ...les Standard Spindles R1 Table 1 Viscometer model Spindle EVO L L1 L2 L3 L4 EVO R R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 EVO H R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SPECIAL SPINDLES FOR APM ADAPTER Table 2 Viscometer model Spindle EVO L TL5 TL6 TL7 EVO R TR8 TR9 TR10 TR11 EVO H TR8 TR9 TR10 TR11 ...

Page 72: ...PA PB PC PD PE PF EVO R PA PB PC PD PE PF EVO H PA PB PC PD PE PF SPECIAL SPINDLES FOR LCP ADAPTER Table 4 Viscometer model Spindle EVO L LCP SP EVO R LCP SP SPECIAL VANE SPINDLES Table 5 Viscometer model Spindle EVO L V71 V72 V73 V74 V75 EVO R V71 V72 V73 V74 V75 EVO H V71 V72 V73 V74 V75 ...

Page 73: ... TL6 RT500 TL7 RT500 LCP RT5 MODEL R Table 7 Spindle Standard oil R1 RT50 R2 RT500 R3 RT500 R4 RT1000 R5 RT5000 R6 RT5000 R7 RT30000 TR8 RT500 TR9 RT5000 TR10 RT5000 TR11 RT5000 LCP RT50 MODEL H Table 8 Spindle Standard oil R1 RT1000 R2 RT5000 R3 RT12500 R4 RT12500 R5 RT30000 R6 RT100000 R7 RT100000 TR8 RT5000 TR9 RT12500 TR10 RT3000 TR11 RT60000 ...

Page 74: ...00K 2 5 2 4K 12K 48K 240K 3 2K 10K 40K 200K 4 1 5K 7 5K 30K 150K 5 1 2K 6K 24K 120K 6 1K 5K 20K 100K 10 600 3K 12K 60K 12 500 2 5K 10K 50K 20 300 1 5K 6K 30K 30 200 1K 4K 20K 50 120 600 2 4K 12K 60 100 500 2K 10K 100 60 300 1 2K 6K 200 30 150 600 3K 250 24 120 480 2 4K ATTENTION K Indicates miles Example 7 8K 7800 M Indicates Millions Example 1 56M 1560000 NOTE It is not recommended to work with v...

Page 75: ... 2 1 5K 15K 30K 2 5 1 2K 12K 24K 3 1K 10K 20K 4 750 7 5K 15K 5 600 6K 12K 6 500 5K 10K 10 300 3K 6K 12 250 2 5K 5K 20 150 1 5K 3K 30 100 1K 2K 50 60 600 1 2K 60 50 500 1K 100 30 300 600 200 15 150 300 250 13 125 250 ATTENTION K Indicates miles Example 7 8K 7800 M Indicates millions Example 1 56M 1560000 NOTE It is not recommended to work with viscosity values of less than 15 of the lower part of t...

Page 76: ... 1200 00 0 6 1000 00 1 600 00 1 5 400 00 2 300 00 2 5 240 00 3 200 00 4 150 00 5 120 00 6 100 00 10 60 00 12 50 00 20 30 00 30 20 00 50 12 00 60 10 00 100 6 00 200 3 00 250 2 40 NOTE It is not recommended to work with viscosity values of less than 15 of the lower part of the selected scale Sample Volume 16 ml Shear Rate 1 2236 rpm ...

Page 77: ... 13 3K 33 3K 66 6K 133 3K 333 3K 1 3M 4 2 5K 10K 25K 50K 100K 250K 1M 5 2K 8K 20K 40K 80K 200K 800K 6 1 6K 6 6K 16 6K 33 3K 66 6K 166 6K 666 6K 10 1K 4K 10K 20K 40K 100K 400K 12 833 3 3K 8 3K 16 6K 33 3K 83 3K 333 3K 20 500 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 200K 30 333 1 3K 3 3K 6 6K 13 3K 33 3K 133 3K 50 200 800 2K 4K 8K 20K 80K 60 166 660 1 6K 3 3K 6 6K 16 6K 66 6K 100 100 400 1K 2K 4K 10K 40K 200 50 200 500 1K...

Page 78: ...0K 200K 400K 3 16 6K 83 3K 166 6K 333 3K 4 12 5K 62 5K 125K 250K 5 10K 50K 100K 200K 6 8 3K 41 6K 83 3K 166 6K 10 5K 25K 50K 100K 12 4 16K 20 83K 41 6K 83 3K 20 2 5K 12 5K 25K 50K 30 1 6K 8 3K 16 6K 33 3K 50 1K 5K 10K 20K 60 833 3 4 16K 8 3K 16 6K 100 500 2 5K 5K 10K 200 250 1 25K 2 5K 5K 250 200 1K 2K 4K ATTENTION K Indicates miles Example 7 8K 7800 M Indicates millions Example 1 56M 1560000 NOTE...

Page 79: ...6 10666 00 1 6400 00 1 5 4266 00 2 3200 00 2 5 2560 00 3 2133 00 4 1600 00 5 1280 00 6 1066 00 10 640 00 12 533 00 20 320 00 30 213 00 50 128 00 60 106 00 100 64 00 200 32 00 250 27 00 NOTE It is not recommended to work with viscosity values of less than 15 of the lower part of the selected scale Volume of the sample 16 ml Shear Rate 1 2236 rpm ...

Page 80: ...128K 3 266 6 1066 2 6K 5 3K 10 6K 26 6K 106 6K 4 200 800 2K 4K 8K 20K 80K 5 160 640 1 6K 3 2K 6 4K 16K 64K 6 133 3 533 3 1 3K 2 6K 5 3K 13 3K 53 3K 10 80 320 800 1 6K 3 2K 8K 32K 12 66 6 266 6 666 1 3K 2 6K 6 6K 26 6K 20 40 160 400 800 1 6K 4K 16K 30 26 6 106 6 266 533 1066 2 6K 10 6K 50 16 64 160 320 640 1 6K 6 4K 60 13 3 53 3 133 3 266 6 533 1 3K 5 3K 100 8 32 80 160 320 800 3 2K 200 4 16 40 80 ...

Page 81: ... 10K 20K 40K 2 5 1 6K 8K 16K 32K 3 1 3K 6 6K 13 3K 26 6K 4 1K 5K 10K 20K 5 800 4K 8K 16K 6 666 3 30K 6 6K 13 3K 10 400 2K 4K 8K 12 333 1 6 3 3K 6 6K 20 200 1K 2K 4K 30 133 666 1 3K 2 6K 50 80 400 800 1 6K 60 66 333 666 1 3K 100 40 200 400 800 200 20 100 200 400 250 16 80 160 320 ATTENTION K Indicates miles Example 7 8K 7800 M Indicates millions Example 1 56M 1560000 NOTE It is not recommended to w...

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Page 84: ... 800K 1 5 10 6K 21 3K 53 3K 106K 266 6K 533 3K 2 8K 16K 40K 80K 200K 400K 2 5 6 4K 12 8K 32K 64K 160K 380K 3 5 3K 10 6K 26 6K 53 3K 133 3K 266 6K 4 4K 8K 20K 40K 100K 200K 5 3 2K 6 4K 16K 32K 80K 160K 6 2 6K 5 3K 13 3K 26 6K 66 6K 133 3K 10 1 6K 3 2K 8K 16K 40K 80K 12 1 3K 2 6K 6 6K 13 3K 33 3K 66 6K ATTENTION K Indicates miles Example 7 8K 7800 M Indicates millions Example 1 56M 1560000 NOTE It i...

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Page 88: ... FTP server FTP folder This parameter sets the folder from the FTP root directory in which the file is going to be saved If left blank the file is saved in the PUBLIC folder of the root directory PUBLIC An error screen appears if this folder cannot be found or it does not exist Put a dot character to save the file in the main root FTP file This parameter sets the name of the file to be saved into ...

Page 89: ...ess network This key cannot be longer than 32 characters WEP number o This parameter sets the WEP key number of the list configured These parameters should only be implemented if the wireless security is using WEP encryption WPA passphrase o This parameters sets the WPA WPA2 security passphrase to access the wireless network The maximum possible length of the passphrase is 50 characters These para...

Page 90: ...distributable Package for 32 Bit x86 operating systems http www microsoft com es es download details aspx id 5555 Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package for x64 Edition operating systems http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 14632 Note The Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package must be properly installed in order to run the WiFi Config application Otherwise the US...

Page 91: ...on 8 6 1 under the desired specifications and perform any experiment you wish to upload Once it is finished you must go into the OPTIONS COMUNICATIONS and select WIFI to start the file transfer During this process the viscometer will present an standby menu on the display This will remain until it completes of the file transfer If the process has been successful the file should appear on the FTP s...

Page 92: ...phic presentation of results Data Storage Store results from experiment Verifies obtained results Organizes data base with additional information Data consultation and analysis Clear presentation of data Multiple consulting choices 12 different possible graphics Different types of listing methods can be acquired from other applications B 1 2 System requirements The following system requirements mu...

Page 93: ... installed manually It can be downloaded from the Microsoft website through the following links Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package for 32 Bit x86 operating systems http www microsoft com es es download details aspx id 5555 Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package for x64 Edition operating systems http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 14632 Note The Microsoft Vis...

Page 94: ...ed as Human Interface Device HID To confirm that the PC is correctly connected to viscometer you can access to the Device Manager Look at HID note a new device named HID Compliant Device is showed If you have some HID Compliant Devices you can see the VID and PID of the device The VID and PID corresponding to EVO series are 04D8 and F56D If a problem occurs during the installation process uninstal...

Page 95: ...in details are username admin password 1234 It is strongly recommended to change the password as soon as possible Be sure that the viscometer is working in the remote mode In this case the text REMOTE CONTROL WITH FDB appears on the screen of the viscometer More information about the remote mode can be found in Section 8 6 2 Communications of this User Manual B 3 Using Fungilab Data Boss B 3 1 Log...

Page 96: ...Window displays a graphical representation of the gathered data Additional information To select samples Right click on the plot A contextual menu will be loaded Click on Select mode Click on the plot to drag a selection rectangle To zoom Right click on the plot A contextual menu will be loaded Click on Zoom mode ...

Page 97: ...lays numerical information of each sample of the current experiment Additional information To export some samples to an Excel file xls Select some samples if nothing is selected all samples are exported by default Click on the Excel icon A standard file save dialog will be loaded Type the filename and click on Save To export some samples to a Text file txt Select some samples if nothing is selecte...

Page 98: ...k Add to queue to add the current parameters to the experiment queue Click Start to process the experiment queue Experiment types Step A step experiment gathers samples at a constant velocity In the previous example the samples are taken with 20 rpm and 60 seconds Ramp A ramp experiment gathers samples at a varying velocity In the previous example the samples are taken between 20 and 40 rpm along ...

Page 99: ...9 105 B 3 7 Load Queue Window The Load Queue Window lets to load a previously saved experiment queue B 3 8 Open Experiment Window The Open Experiment Window lets to open a previously saved experiment B 3 9 Spindles Window ...

Page 100: ...osimeter model and spindle B 3 10 Math Models Window The Math models Window analyzes the current experiment and displays the confidence of fit for several equations The confidence of fit is a measure of how well the data fits the best fit curve for a particular equation with 0 for the worst fit and 100 for the best fit B 3 11 Password Window ...

Page 101: ...window is only accessible to users with Administrator role Additional information To create a user Click Add Once clicked the Edit User Window will be loaded To remove an existing user Select the user in the list Click Remove To edit an existing user Double click the user in the list Once double clicked the Edit User Window will be loaded B 3 13 Edit User Window ...

Page 102: ...w The Logs Window keeps track of a number of significant occurrences in the software Note This window is only accessible to users with Administrator role Additional information Clear This option lets to erase all log information Export This option lets to save all the log information to disk B 3 15 Generating PDF Report ...

Page 103: ...le and the name of the file Once generated the PDF report automatically is opened with the default PDF file reader installed on the system B 4 Troubleshooting Fungilab Data Boss B 4 1 Logging failure Authentication failed The authentication failed error occurs when the software can t find a user with the specified password Suggested solution check your username and password B 4 2 Connection error ...

Page 104: ...e USB connection cable and or restart the viscometer B 4 3 Database error The database error occurs when the software detects a problem with the database Suggested solution restart the application and contact your software provider if the problem persists ...

Page 105: ...When the equipment have been made damaged by the user When the user have not had in mind the Fungilab recommendations and maintenance When the instrument have been repaired or mishandled by anybody not allowed for the Fungilab technical service When the serial number is incorrect or it does not suit with the written in the warranty FUNGILAB s sole obligation shall be to repair or to replace any pa...

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