Instruments for Rheology Experiments and Chemical Engineering Classes

Chemical engineering and rheology courses

This classroom offers information for the measurement and analysis of the rheological properties of liquid, paste, and/or semi-solid samples. Whether you’re teaching simple viscosity determination or complex rheological investigations, this standalone rheometer and intuitive software will bring these curriculum topics to life for your students. 

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Instruments for rheology experiments

HAAKE Viscotester iQ Rheometers
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Go beyond the textbook. Engage and motivate your students with hands-on access to real-world rheology experiments. The Thermo Scientific HAAKE Viscotester iQ Rheometer is the perfect teaching tool, offering high performance, intuitive touchscreen control, and portability. This easy to operate instrument gets students started with comprehensive rheology testing in rotation or oscillation mode. The Viscotester iQ or iQ Air Rheometers are ideal for universities who are training future rheologists interested in studying the science of how materials behave. 

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5 reasons to introduce the HAAKE Viscotester iQ Rheometer to your students

  1. Snap-in Accessories. The “Connect Assist” function automatically detects measuring geometries and temperature modules.
  2. Easy setup. Quickly change configurations to carry out different lesson plans.
  3. Simple to operate. Control measuring routines by touch screen or with our intuitive Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™  RheoWin.
  4. Flexible analysis. From one-point measurement up to comprehensive rheological characterization in rotation and oscillation modes.
  5. Self-sufficient Peltier temperature control. Small footprint and “Temperature Assist” function assure reproducible measurement conditions.

Curriculum topics:

  • Engineering
  • Rheology: the flow of matter
    • Absolute viscosity
    • Thixotropic behavior
    • Yield point
  • Quality control for everyday materials
    • Food
    • Cosmetics
    • Mining & construction
    • Petrochemicals
    • Polymers

The versatile rheometer for quality control 

The HAAKE Viscotester iQ Rheometer offers convenience, flexibility, and a variety of measuring modes for quality control applications. In this webinar, the basics of oscillatory rheometry and how it can be applied to quality control are presented. Topics covered include:

  • Quality control
  • Flow behavior, yield stress, thixotropy
  • Viscoelasticity
  • Oscillatory tests

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Additional spectroscopy resources

Visually inspire your future scientists

Equip your class with this Spectroscopy Techniques Poster. Encourage your students to explore the electrometric spectrum, instructional diagrams, and spectroscopy techniques.

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Spectroscopy in the classroom resource center

Here you will find classroom resources that will help empower and engage your students.

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Spectroscopy, Elemental & Isotope Analysis Resource Library

Access a targeted collection of application notes, case studies, videos, webinars and white papers covering a range of applications for Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, Near-infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry, X-Ray Fluorescence, and more.

Watch the Viscotester iQ rheometer in action

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