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The policy and work of Warren Spring Laboratory in applied rheology is described. The basic research is directly related to industrial problems and is concerned with: (1) the determination of rheological properties for material characterization, quality control and the design of process equipment and plant, (2) research in unit operations such as pipeline transport, metering pumping and mixing of non-Newtonian fluids and pastes. and (3) the testing and development of on-plant instrumentation such as flow metering and process viscometry. As a service to industry the Laboratory provides an information service on the widely scattered rheological publications on commercial viscometers and rheometers and on process equipment and plant. Sponsored work is also carried out for individual or groups of companies and the range of topics studies is indicated.
Zusammenfassung
Die Aufgaben und die Arbeit des „Warren-Spring“-Laboratoriums auf dem Gebiet der angewandten Rheologie werden beschrieben. Die Arbeiten dienen unmittelbar der Lösung industrieller Probleme, und zwar 1. der Ermittlung der rheologischen Eigenschaften zur Charakterisierung von Werkstoffen, zur Gütekontrolle sowie zum Entwurf von verfahrenstechnischen Anlagen, 2. einzelnen Projekten, wie Förderung durch Rohrleitungen, Dosieren und Mischen von nicht-Newtonschen Flüssigkeiten und Pasten, 3. der Prüfung und Entwicklung von Betriebs-Meßgeräten, die z. B. eine kontinuierliche Durchfluß- und Viskositätsmessung gestatten. Das Laboratorium bietet der Industrie einen Informationsdienst über die weitgestreuten Rheologie-Veröffentlichungen über kommerzielle Viskosimeter und Rheometer und schließlich über Prozeß-geräte und -einrichtungen. Das Laboratorium führt auch Untersuchungen für einzelne Gesellschaften oder Firmengruppen durch. Die verschiedenen Gebiete, auf denen man hierzu in der Lage ist, werden angedeutet.
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This paper was originally given at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Conference on Industrial Applications of Rheology at Salford University in May 1969.
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Cheng, D.C.H. The work of Warren Spring Laboratory in applied rheology. Rheol Acta 9, 562–568 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01985468
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