ARES-G2 Getting Started Guide
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Selecting a Geometry
Recommendations for selection of a geometry based upon sample type are as follows:
Sample Type
Geometry
Low viscosity
fluids, suspensions and emulsions
Large Diameter Parallel Plate or Cone Plate, Concentric Cylinder or
Double Wall Concentric Cylinder
Higher viscosity fluids, and thicker
suspensions and emulsions
Parallel Plates or Cone and Plate
Solids
Torsion Rectangular/Cylindrical
Polymer Melts and Soft Solids
Parallel Plates or Cone and Plate
Thermosetting Resins and other
Curing Studies
Parallel Plate. Disposable plates are available for curing studies or
other reactive materials.