Our laboratory is fully equiped for the study of couplings between matter-product-process-application :
- High-performance rheometers (TA Instruments, Anton-Paar) and a unique expertise for behaviour and transformation of powder, non-newtonian fluids, pastes, phase-changing products, semi-solids and soft material under various constraints and environment
- Modules for simulating industrial conditions (shear constraints, compression, thermal effects -from -40°C to 450°C-, humidity,…)
- Optical techniques
- Testbeds, specific measurement gometries and micro-pilot techniques (granulation, cooking,…)
- Formulation, preparation and stirring up to 1kg
Customized experimental systems
We develop specific expertimental systems for our needs as well as our clients’ : testbed, modules and measurement geometries for rheometry and thermomechanical instruments.
More sophisticated systems are instrumented micro-pilots, such as for the study of granulation, cooking, aging, polymer degradation…
RHEONIS is equiped with a workshop, 3D printing and skilled for electrotechnics, interface and signal treatment.
Data treatment and modeling
We hold a strong expertise in experiments, measurement and data interpretation with respect to on-site behaviours. We usually complement such approaches with modeling, from rheological modeling (Herschel-Bulkley, Casson, Houska,…) to thermomechanical process or semi-theoretical models.
Our team is skilled in statistics as a side-tool for our studies of influencing factors in most complex cases, through classical or data-science oriented approaches (PCA analysis, clustering,…).
Techniques coming from engineering or mechanical design are also part of our approaches.
