INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINATION OF ULTIMATE STRENGTH, THERMO-AND MOISTURE- REINFORCEMENT OF PLASTIC LUBRICANTS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: instrument engineering, applicable for determination of rheological properties of plastic-viscous materials. SUBSTANCE: instrument has a drive, loading means, force- measuring and recording means, force variation sensor placed in a thermostat using two plates installed in a spaced relation, filled with the sample to be examined, inserted between the two plates is a holder with an opening of any shape, for example, a rectangular one, the sample to be tested is applied in the holder with the use of a gauge providing for application of a strictly standardized amount of the sample under test. EFFECT: enhanced quality of filling of the space between the plates with the sample under test and maintaining of its constant amount, which facilitates enhanced accuracy of the results of determination of the rheological properties of lubricants. 2 cl, 2 dwg