Wide-range viscoelastic measurement using resonating sensors |
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Authors: | Caplain Emmanuel Despaux Gilles Ferrandis Jean-Yves Attal Jacques |
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Institution: | Laboratoire d'Analyse des Interfaces et de Nanophysique, UMR CNRS 5011, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France. |
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Abstract: | We have developed a specially designed sensor with its associated instrumentation using a so called acoustical near-field technique based on small resonating horns. Contrary to the conventional measuring devices used in the rheology industry, this sensor enables wide-range and continuous viscosity measurements, including liquid to solid material transition. The sensor is composed of a small piezoelectric element which enables the horn to resonate. Shear waves are generated by means of the thinner part of the sensor (dipped into the material) confining the acoustic field to the tip to ensure local measurements. The frequency is scanned across the resonating frequencies in order to perform these measurements with the maximum of speed and efficiency. The shear moduli G' and G' of the material is deduced from the electrical impedance measurement at the resonance frequencies. In case of rapidly changing materials, such as quick setting cements or polyesters, we have developed a specific fast instrumentation based on the impulse response of the sensor, which realizes very fast measurements, typically 30 measurements per second. Modelization and experiments are reported. |
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