Brookfield DV-II+ Programmable Viscometer - Manual (Page 50)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 50 Manual No. M/97-164-F1102
container wall and the spindle surface.
A repeatable viscosity test should control or specify the following:
1) Test temperature
2) Sample container size (or spindle/chamber geometry)
3) Sample volume
4) Viscometer model
5) Spindle used
6) Whether or not to attach the guard leg
7) Test speed or speeds (or the shear rate)
8) Length of time or number of spindle revolutions to record viscosity.