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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NRC&DRG2025 plenary speaker: Maria Charalambides
We are glad to announce that Prof. Maria Charalambides will give a plenary lecture at the joint Nordic Rheology Conference & DRG Symposium 2025 in Berlin.

Maria Charalambides (PhD, DIC, CEng, FIMechE) is a Professor in Mechanics of Materials at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. She is the current President of British Society of Rheology. Amongst Maria’s research interests is mechanics of soft solids and particulate polymeric composites, rheological characterisation and modelling of soft solids found in various applications such as in foods, plastic bonded and granular explosives, paints and plastics in art conservation, adhesives, foams and mechanical recycling of plastic packaging. She leads the Soft Solids research group. Maria has published over 100 papers and has received funding from both industry and Research Councils UK. Her published research includes material modelling and mechanical characterisation, micromechanics models of particulate filled composites as well as cellular and porous structures, experimental and numerical modelling of industrial food processes as well as oral and gastric processes and fracture and deformation in paint and adhesive coatings.

Read more and register to the Nordic Rheology Conference & DRG Symposium 2025 here: NRC&DRG2025 webpage
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