n An unit used in reporting viscosity measurements made with the weight-driven Stormer Viscometer used primarily for evaluating the viscosity of formulated paint and coating materials. A Krebs unit is the weight in grams that will turn a paddle-type rotor, submerged in the sample, 100 revolutions in 30 s.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Krebs Unit. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6714
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