NDLI: Stepping-Motor-Driven Constant-Shear-Rate Rotating Viscometer

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Author	de Lucena, S.E. Kaiser, W.
Copyright Year	1963
Abstract	Despite the frequent use of stepping motors in robotics, automation, and a variety of precision instruments, they can hardly be found in rotational viscometers. This paper proposes the use of a stepping motor to drive a conventional constant-shear-rate laboratory rotational viscometer to avoid the use of velocity sensor and gearbox and, thus, simplify the instrument design. To investigate this driving technique, a commercial rotating viscometer has been adapted to be driven by a bipolar stepping motor, which is controlled via a personal computer. Special circuitry has been added to microstep the stepping motor at selectable step sizes and to condition the torque signal. Tests have been carried out using the prototype to produce flow curves for two standard Newtonian fluids (920 and 12560 mPa middot s, both at 25degC). The flow curves have been obtained by employing several distinct microstep sizes within the shear rate range of 50-500 s^-1 . The results indicate the feasibility of the proposed driving technique.
Sponsorship	IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Bureau international des poids et mesures IEEE International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) URSI NBS Agency Ind. Sci. & Technol., Min. Int. Trade & Ind. Sci. Council Japan International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) NIST NRCC National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) Allen Osborne Associates Andeen-Hagerling, Inc. Ballantine Lab. Inc. Clarke-Hess Communications Research Corp. Fluke Corporation Guildline Instruments Hewlett-Packard Co. Julie Res. Lab. Inc. Keithley Instruments, Inc. Measurements International Ltd. Canada QuadTech Inc. Quantum Design Inc. Rotek Instrum. Corp. Tegam Inc. Tektronix Inc
Starting Page	1338
Ending Page	1343
Page Count	6
File Size	451831
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189456
Volume Number	57
Issue Number	7
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-07-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Robotics and automation Instruments Robot sensing systems Laboratories Fluid flow control Microcomputers Micromotors Torque Circuit testing Prototypes viscosity measurement Computer-based instrumentation microstepping rotational viscometer viscometer design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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