eprintid: 8
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2004-06-09
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type: report
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creators_name: Allwright, D. J.
contributors_name: Budd, C. J.
contributors_name: Byatt-Smith, J. S.
contributors_name: Fitt, A. D.
contributors_name: Fowkes, N. D.
contributors_name: Gravesen, J.
contributors_name: Howell, P. D.
contributors_name: Howison, S. D.
contributors_name: King, J. R.
contributors_name: Lacey, A. A.
contributors_name: Ockendon, J. R.
contributors_name: Parrott, K.
contributors_name: Richardson, G.
contributors_name: Wang, C.
contributors_name: Wilson, S.
title: The scanning vibrating needle curemeter
ispublished: pub
subjects: materials
studygroups: esgi40
companyname: RAPRA Technology Ltd
full_text_status: public
problem_statement: The vibrating needle curemeter is a commercial device which continuously monitors material cure right through from the liquid to the solid phase in liquid curing systems for rubbers, plastics, paints and resins. It provides a continuous record of the development of viscosity and stiffness. The amplitude attenuation of a vibrating needle at resonance frequencies is the basic mechanism whereby the monitoring of the progress of a given cure is achieved. The Study Group was asked to develop a clearer understanding of the underlying success of the curemeter and via that understanding to assess the prospects of further utilization of the curemeter in evaluating rheological properties of a given cure.
date: 2001-04
date_type: published
pages: 14
citation:   Allwright, D. J.  (2001) The scanning vibrating needle curemeter.  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/8/1/Curemeter.pdf