ME 4775: Polymer Science and Engineering I - Formation and Properties

 

Credit Hours:3-0-3
Prerequisites:CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II and CHEM 3411 Physical Chemistry I
Catalog Description:An introduction to the chemistry, structure and formation of polymers, physical states and transitions, physical and mechanical properties of polymer fluids and solids. Crosslisted with CHEM, CHE, MSE and PTFE 4775.
Textbook:Rodriguez Ferdinand, Lynden A. Archer, Paul Valent, and Wendy Kohatsu, Principles of Polymer Systems, 5th Edition, Taylor and Francis, 2003. (Taught in Chemical Engineering)
Coordinators:Prashant Desai (MSE) and A.S. Abhiraman (ChE) , Yulin Deng (ChBE)
Prerequisites by Topic:
  1. Organic chemistry
  2. Physical chemistry
Educational Objectives1:
  1. To learn essential concepts of formation, physical chemistry, structure and properties of polymers (A,B)
  2. To provide a foundation for industrial practice in polymer science and engineering (A,C,D)
  3. To provide a foundation for graduate courses and research in polymer science and engineering (A,B)
Topics Covered:
  1. Chapters 1, 2 and 3: General Introduction
    1. Polymers: bonding in polymers; conformation and configurations of polymers; branches and networks in polymers; transitions in polymers; molecular weight distributions and averages; solid state structure; plasticization.
  2. Chapter 4: Polymer Formation
    1. Polymerization: kinetics of step growth; Polymerization: kinetics of chain growth; Free radical and ionic polymerizations; Steroregular polymerization; Ring-opening polymerization; Copolymerization
  3. Chapters 5, 13 and 14: Polymerization Processes
    1. Bulk, Solution, Suspension, Emulsion Polymerization
  4. Chapter 7: Flow
    1. Dilute solutions and intrinsic viscosity; effect of concentration, molecular weight; temperature and pressure on viscosity; models of non-Newtonian viscosity; measurement of viscosity; elasticity in polymer fluids
  5. Chapter 8: mechanical Properties
    1. Thermodynamics of deformation and rubber elasticity; Mechanical properties (phenomenological): creep; stress relaxation; viscoelastic behavior and models; dynamic mechanical properties; time and temperature effects; structure - property relations
  6. Chapters 9, 10 and 11
    1. Ultimate Properties: General Properties; Degradation/stabilization
Delivery Mode (%):Lecture100
Grading Scheme (%):

Homework

Exams

15

85

Course Outcomes2:To be determined
Prepared By:Prashant Desai, A.S. Abhiraman

 


1 Letters in parenthesis refer to the Educational Objectives of the School of Mechanical Engineering. Outcomes to meet these Objectives have been established by the faculty. A table linking Program Objectives and Outcomes has also been established.

2 Numbers in parenthesis refer to evaluation methods used to assess student performance.