Rheology Lab Information

Country
Sweden
University
Chalmers University of Technology / MAX IV Laboratory
Institution
Rheology and Processing of Soft Matter Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering / CoSAXS and ForMAX Beamlines within the Advanced Rheo-Tribology Science Initiative at MAX IV
Rheometers
Rotational Rheometry
(1) Anton Paar MCR702e Space
(2) Anton Paar MCR702 TwinDrive
(3) Anton Paar MCR702 MultiDrive-ready (MAX IV)

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis
(4) Rheometrics RSA-II
(5) torsional DMA (rectangular and circular), (1)-(3)

Capillary rheometry
(6) Göttfert RG 20 capillary rheometer

In-line instruments
(7) 2 x Brabender 19/25D single screw extruder (custom inline setup)

Hyphenated rheological techniques
(8) Rheology combined with polarized light imaging (Rheo-PLI)
(9) Rheology combined with polarization imaging (Rheo-PI/IRIS)
(10) Rheology combined with dielectric spectroscopy (Rheo-DES)

Powder rheology
(11) powder shear cell

Interfacial rheology
(12) bi-cone method
Accessories
(1) - (3)
  • Single and Twin drive (stress and strain controlled configurations
  • various plate-plate / cone-plate geometries, min 8 mm, max 50 mm diameters, including serrated
  • various cup-bob / double-gap geometries, including serrated
  • 2x universal fixtures for custom geometries
  • Convection oven, max. 450C)
  • Evaporation unit (LN2), min -120C
  • Rectangular and circular DMA
  • Custom Rheology-PLI (polarized light imaging) setup)
  • Rheology-dielectric spectroscopy setup
  • Rheology-SAXS (small-angle x-ray scattering) setup and accessories
  • Interfacial rheology cell (bi-cone)
  • Extensional viscosity fixture (TwinDrive)
  • Custom independently rotating concentric cylinders flow visualization / PIV cell
  • High pressure cell (concentric cylinders cell), max. 300 bar
(4)
  • Extension, compression, 3-point bending, double cantilever fixtures
  • convection oven, Max. 350C
  • liquid nitrogen cooling, Min. 100C
(5)
  • circular dies min 0.5 mm, max. 2 mm (complete set for Bagley correction)
  • Pressure transducers: 50 bar, 500 bar, 2000 bar
  • hyperbolic contraction dies for extensional viscosity determinations
(6)
  • custom 2-channel mechanical pressure system
  • custom slit die for inline viscometry and normal stress differences (N1-N2)
Information Links
For the latests updates on infrastructure see www.chalmers.se
www.maxiv.lu.se/rheology
Contacts
For rheometry questions: Prof. Dr. Roland Kádár
For SAXS / WAXS related questions: Dr. Ann Terry (CoSAXS)
Dr. Kim Nygard (ForMAX)
Last Updated By
roland.kadar@chalmers.se
Last Updated
5/8/2026 3:56:09 PM

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