Virtual rheometer · parallel plates · frequency sweep

PP25, gap 1 mm · acrylic PSA (Tape B) at 23.0 °C · oscillation, CSD, γ₀ = 1 %
model data

What the instrument does

Press start. The plate will oscillate at 16 frequencies from 100 down to 0.1 rad/s.

Live signals: strain and stress

Stress over strain (one cycle)

Frequency sweep

Model data (spectra of the model tapes of this article series). The oscillation is shown in time lapse – every frequency is drawn at a visible speed; the display shows the real period and the real test time. The deflection angle is exaggerated about 300×: the real angle is only 0.046°.