Bentonite
Dial Readings
77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F
Viscometer Speed (N), rpm 10 grams 20 grams
600 4 3 2 11 9 11
300 2 2 1 7 7 9
200 1 2 1 5 6 7
100 1 1 1 3 4 6
6 1 1 1 2 2 3
3 1 1 1 1 1 2
10 Seconds Stand Time (3 rpm) - 2 2 - 2 3
1 Minute Stand Time (3 rpm) - 3 3 - 3 4
Flowzan Viscosity
25
Bentonite
Viscosities 77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F
10 grams 20 grams 20
Plastic Viscosity 2 1 1 4 2 2
0.5g/77F
Apparent Viscosity 2 1.5 1 5.5 4.5 5.5 0.5g/100F
Yield Point 0 1 0 1.5 2.5 3.5
15 0.5g/120F
Viscosity (cP)
Representative Viscosity 2 2 1 7 7 9 1g/77F
1g/100F
1g/120F
10 Column Q
1.5g/100F
1.5g/120F
5
Flowzan
Viscosities 77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F
0
600 300 200 0.5 grams 100 6 1.0 grams 3
Plastic Viscosity 3
Viscometer 3 (rpm) 4
Speed 2 1 1
Apparent Viscosity 3.5 3.5 4 6.5 5.5 5
Yield Point 1 1 0 9 9 8
Representative Viscosity 4 4 4 11 10 9
Bentonite
Effective Viscosities
77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F
Viscometer Speed (N), rpm 10 grams 20 grams
600 2 1.5 1 5.5 4.5 5.5
300 2 2 1 7 7 9
200 1.5 3 1.5 7.5 9 10.5
100 3 3 3 9 12 18
6 50 50 50 100 100 150
3 100 100 100 100 100 200
e Flowzan
77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F 77F
30 grams 0.5 grams 1.0 grams 1.5 grams
26 29 28 7 7 8 13 11 10 20
18 21 19 4 4 4 11 10 9 15
15 18 15 3 3 4 9 7 7 12
12 14 14 2 2 3 7 6 5 9
6 7 6 1 2 3 3 3 2 6
5 6 5 1 2 2 2 2 1 5
- 19 21 - 3 3 - 1 1 -
- 29 29 - 2 3 - 1 1 -
Bentonite Viscosity
25
e 35
77F 100F 120F
20
30 grams 30
8 8 9
0.5g/77F
13
0.5g/100F 14.5 14 25 10g/77F
10g/100F
15 10
0.5g/120F 13 10 10g/120F
1g/77F
Viscosity (cP)
18 21 19 20 20g/77F
1g/100F
20g/100F
1g/120F
10 15 20g/120F
Column Q
30g/77F
1.5g/100F
30g/100F
1.5g/120F 10 30g/120F
5
0
77F 100F 120F
0
3 1.5 grams
3 6 100 200 300 600
5 3 3 Viscometer Speed (rpm)
10 8.5 8
10 11 10
15 14 13
e Flowzan
77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F 77F 100F 120F 77F
30 grams 0.5 grams 1.0 grams 1.5 grams
13 14.5 14 3.5 3.5 4 6.5 5.5 5 10
18 21 19 4 4 4 11 10 9 15
22.5 27 22.5 4.5 4.5 6 13.5 10.5 10.5 18
36 42 42 6 6 9 21 18 15 27
300 350 300 50 100 150 150 150 100 300
500 600 500 100 200 200 200 200 100 500
100F 120F
1.5 grams
17 16 3
14 13 6
11 11 100
9 8 200
6 4 300
5 3 600
8 6
7 6
35
30
25 10g/77F
10g/100F
10g/120F
20 20g/77F
20g/100F
15 20g/120F
30g/77F
30g/100F
10 30g/120F
0
600
100F 120F
1.5 grams
8.5 8
14 13
16.5 16.5
27 24
300 200
500 300