Brookfield DV1 Viscometer User Manual

BROOKFIELD DV1Digital ViscometerOperating InstructionsManual No. M14-023 SPECIALISTS IN THEMEASUREMENT ANDCONTROL OF VISCOSITYTEL 508-946-6200

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 10 Manual No. M14-023I.4 SpecicaonsSpeeds: 0.0, 0.3, 0.6, 1.5, 3, 6, 1

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 11 Manual No. M14-023I.5 InstallaonNote: “IQ, OQ, PQ”, an abbreviated guideline document for in

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 12 Manual No. M14-023TemperatureProbeUSB BUSB APower InputOn/OSwitchFigure I-2I.7 KeyFunconsFi

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 13 Manual No. M14-023 MOTOR ON is key is used to turn the motor on, start spindle rotation

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 14 Manual No. M14-023 II. GETTING STARTEDII.1 Power Upe DV1 Viscometer will go through a Power

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 15 Manual No. M14-023II.3Navigaone DV1 Viscometer uses a 3-inch monochromatic display with key

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 16 Manual No. M14-023e spindles are attached to the viscometer by screwing them onto the coupling

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 17 Manual No. M14-023e DV1 requires a Spindle Entry Code number to calculate viscosity values. 

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 18 Manual No. M14-023II.6SpeedSeleconTable II-1 shows the available speed selections.DV1 SPEED

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 19 Manual No. M14-023TIP: Speeds are grouped according to traditional LV and RV settings.TIP: Wh

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 20 Manual No. M14-023II.8Oponse Options Menu is accessed from the Home screen by pressing the

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 21 Manual No. M14-023TIP: Slow speeds require longer time for equilibrium of the measurement sens

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 22 Manual No. M14-023time clock as it counts down to 00:00:00. Figure II-7e Variable selection

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 23 Manual No. M14-023to scroll to the required value. Press the SELECT Hot Key to accept the chan

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 24 Manual No. M14-023TIP: When contacting Brookeld for service/support, note the information fro

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 25 Manual No. M14-023• Actual Time of Test • Test Mode (Run Until)• Test Mode Parameter (Manual

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 26 Manual No. M14-023III. MAKINGVISCOSITYMEASUREMENTSIII.1 Quick Starte DV1 Viscometer uses

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 27 Manual No. M14-023e LV (1-4) and RV (1-7) spindles are designed to be used with the guardleg a

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 28 Manual No. M14-0233. Attach the guard leg (LV and RV series). Attach the spindle to the lower

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 29 Manual No. M14-023Figure III-1TIP: If communication cannot be established between the DV1 and

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ... 5I.1 Comp

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 30 Manual No. M14-023Figure III-4: Data Table and GraphFigure III-5: Help Menu

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 31 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix A - Cone/Plate Viscometer Set-Up is Cone/Plate version of the DV1

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 32 Manual No. M14-023A.2 Setup 1. Be sure that the Viscometer is securely mounted to the Laborat

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 33 Manual No. M14-023A.3 Setting the Gap 1. Move the toggle switch to the right; this will turn on

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 34 Manual No. M14-023A.4 Making Measurements with Cone/Plate Geometry Viscosity measurements are m

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 35 Manual No. M14-023A.5 Verifying Calibration1. Determine the appropriate sample volume. Refer

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 36 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix B - Viscosity Ranges LV (#1-4) and RV,HA,HB (#1-7) ViscometersVisco

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 37 Manual No. M14-023Small Sample Adapter and ermoselSSA and ermosel SpindleViscosity Range (cP

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 38 Manual No. M14-023DIN Adapter AccessoryDAA SpindleViscosity (cP)Shear Rate sec-1DV1MLV DV1MRV D

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 39 Manual No. M14-023When taking viscosity measurements with the DV1 Viscometer, there are two con

Appendix A-Cone/PlateViscometerSet-Up ... 31Appendix B-ViscosityRanges ...

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 40 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix C - Variables in Viscosity Measurement As with any instrument measu

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 41 Manual No. M14-023Viscometer Related VariablesMost uid viscosities are found to be non-Newtoni

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 42 Manual No. M14-023Appendix D - Spindle Entry Codes and SMC/SRC ValuesWhen using a standard Broo

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 43 Manual No. M14-023SPINDLE ENTRY CODE SMC SRCT-C 93 100 0T-D 94 200 0T-E 95 500 0T-F 96 1000

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 44 Manual No. M14-023VISCOMETER MODELTORQUE CONSTANT TKMODEL CODE ON DV1 SCREEN DV1MLV 0.09373 LV

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 45 Manual No. M14-023Appendix E - Spindle Entry Codes and Range Coecientse range coecient is a

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 46 Manual No. M14-023Spindle Entry CodeRange CoecientLV RV HA HBLV-3C67 120,0001,280,000 2,560,00

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 47 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix F - Calibration Check Procedures For more help go to www.brookel

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 48 Manual No. M14-023MINERAL OIL VISCOSITY STANDARD FLUIDS BEL Part No. Viscosity (cP) 25ºCB29

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 49 Manual No. M14-023 Follow theses steps using one of the recommended spindles to verify calibrat

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 5 Manual No. M14-023 I. INTRODUCTIONe Brookeld DV1 Viscometer series has provided exceptional v

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 50 Manual No. M14-023Calibration Check Procedure for a ermosel SystemA two-step process is recomm

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 51 Manual No. M14-023Calibration Check Procedures for DIN Adapter When a DIN UL Adapter is used,

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 52 Manual No. M14-0235) Measure viscosity and record the viscometer reading; include % and cP (mP

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 53 Manual No. M14-0231) Determine Full Scale Viscosity Range using the AUTORANGE key on your inst

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 54 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix G - e Brookeld Guardlege guard leg was originally designed to

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 55 Manual No. M14-023e guard leg is a part of the calibration check of the Brookeld LV and RV se

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 56 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix H - Laboratory Stands with Parts IdenticationModel G

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 57 Manual No. M14-023UNPACKINGCheck carefully to see that all the components are received with no

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 58 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix I - DVE-50A Probe ClipProbe Clip DVE-50A is supplied with the DV1

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 59 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix J - Fault Diagnosis and Troubleshooting Spindle Does Not Rotate ❏

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 6 Manual No. M14-023e equivalent units of measurement in the SI system are calculated using the f

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 60 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix K - Online Help and Additional Resourceswww.brookeldengineering.c

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 61 Manual No. M14-023 Appendix L - Warranty Repair and ServiceWarrantyBrookeld Viscometers are g

Viscosity Test Report

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 7 Manual No. M14-023I.2 UliesInput Voltage: 115 VAC or 230 VACInput Frequency: 50/60 HzPower

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 8 Manual No. M14-023I.3 Components and DimensionsCone/Plate OptionTemperature Probe OptionModel G

Brookeld Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 9 Manual No. M14-023 16 13/32[41.7 cm] 7 3/8[18.7 cm] 14 7/8[37.8 cm] 13 7/8[35.2 cm] 3 3/16[8.1 c