Rheology Lab Information

Country
Sweden
University
Chalmers University of Technology
Institution
Kádár Group (Rheology and Processing of Soft Matter), Division of Engineering Materials, Department of Industrial and Materials Science
Rheometers
Rotational Rheometry
    (1) Anton Paar MCR702e Space
    (2) Anton Paar MCR702 TwinDrive
    (3) Anton Paar MRC702 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) Rheo - optics, rheo - dielectric spectroscopy, rheo - small-angle X-ray scattering u.a.
Interfacial rheology
    (9) 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
Contacts
Assoc. Prof. Roland Kádár
Last Updated By
roland.kadar@chalmers.se
Last Updated
10/21/2022 12:14:45 PM

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New NRS board elected for 2024-2028
A new NRS board was elected at the Annual Meeting of the Nordic Rheology Society on May 30. With the unanimous support from NRS members, the following NRS members were elected in the board:
President: Olli-Ville Laukkanen
Secretary: Norbert Raak
ICR representative: Roland Kádár
Danish representative: Peter Szabo
Danish deputy member: Florian Nettesheim
Finnish representative: Wenwen Fang
Finnish deputy member: Pekka Laurikainen
Icelandic representative: Krishna Kumar Damodaran
Icelandic deputy member: Margrét Geirsdottir
Norwegian representative: Catherine Taylor Nordgård
Norwegian deputy member: Blandine Feneuil
Swedish representative: Gustaf Mårtensson
Swedish deputy member: Dragana Arlov
In addition, the Editor of the NRS Annual Transactions Andrianifaliana Herimonja Rabenjafimanantsoa serves as a co-opted member of the board.
Let's congratulate the new NRS board and wish them all the success in their activities!

 

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