An acco un t is given of t he d es ig n, performance, a nd m ethod of operation of a concent ri c cylind er ro tational vi scoelas tomeler. Th e instrument is d es ig ned for me:ls urement of fio\\' and t ime-dep endent clast ic recovery of viscous elas t ic liquids for te mperatures at " ' hich the viscosity li es in th e ra nge of 10 6 to 1012 poises and the elas Lic recovery is to be studied over a ran geo f tim e from 1 seco nd to I day. It is also suitabl e for m e:1Su rem ent of non-Nell'to ni an flow when the a ppa ren t viscosity is not much less than t he Newto nian vi scosity. Th e stator is a l .5 in ch l)I' ecision-borc glass tube, II'hich permits visual obserl'lILi o n of Lh e sampl e. In te rchan geab lC' I'O to rs (rad iu s ra tios 0 .2 1, 0.58, 0.92) a rc provid ed, the small es t for m at ('t' ia ls \\'hi ch a rc only sli g hU y non-l'\eIl'Loni a n a nd have a sma ll com plian ce. T o rqu C' is app licd b.,' lI'eight s Lhl'Ough a torqu e drum. Mirro rs o n l he l'oLor sh" fL and a phoLoelecLric reco rcl c r p e rmit eonLinuous reco rding of l he rotor p osiLi o n. ~r C' r c u r ." slip rings p ermi t mo niL orin g of roto r t emperaLure. The maximum lo rqu c is 5 X 10 7 dyne-cm, whil e th e torque clu e Lo s Lat k fri ction is 2.5 X 10' d vnC'-cm. The m a ximum s urfa cc shear stress is 6.5 X t06 d,•nc-cm-2. T cmpCl'H t ures from '-:' 70 to + 160 °0 have bee n rCl, li zed. " E nd-cff ec t " studi es lian' bec n made. In st rum cnt compli ance, te mpcraLure gra di ent cO IT cc tion , and lile cff ect of inertia and fri ction on elas tic recovc ry mC'a sliremcnLs arc discussed. Data rcduct ic n Il1 C' L ho c]" For nonl inca r b ehavior a rc d cv c1op C'c1 .
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