The
relative viscometer is specifically designed to meet your QA/QC requirements. It provides faster analysis than glass tubes, yields higher accuracy and precision, and can generate over 50% savings in solvent usage compared to traditional methods.
Manufactured in the USA, it features a dual capillary bridge technology and is a closed loop system, which significantly reduces operator exposure to harmful solvents. Various levels of automation are available to save your operators time, increase efficiency, and reduce your cost per sample analyzed.
Manual systems include the relative viscometer,
software, and accessories which allow for manual sample prep and injection. This is primarily suited to those with low throughput requirements.
The Viscotek
Relative Viscometer uses pressure drop to measure viscosity instead of drop time, used by older technology. Two capillaries are connected in series with the sample injection valve located between capillary 1 and capillary 2. Differential Pressure Transducers (DPT) are connected in parallel across each capillary.
The sample is injected into capillary 2 and a pressure change is detected by the DPT. The relative viscosity is determined by the ratio of the pressures multiplied by the instrument constant K.
The Relative Viscometer Can Report the Following Results:
- Relative Viscosity
- Intrinsic Viscosity
- Inherent Viscosity
- Specific Viscosity
- Absolute Viscosity
- Molecular Weight
