Centrifugal slump test to measure yield stress

The performance of a centrifugal viscometer (a new concept) was tested for its ability to accurately predict the yield stresses of semisolid foodstuff s. This instrument is based on the traditional slump test concept, but util izes centrifugal force rather than gravitational force to cause deformation . Using dimensional analysis, there was a general agreement between the the oretical approximation of the yield stress, and experimental data generated using the vane method.